Hello everyone. I am very glad i found this forum....if anyone can help.....me its you guys!
Just got a tg16 and a tg16cd with the dock and original power adapter for both. No issues with the tg16....but having issues with the cd and dock(big surprise) . I am not totally familiar with how these work in tandem yet since ive owned it for 4 days. Here is what is going on(forgive the length):
The cd player alone was not reading cds(this part refers to the cd part ONLY, not while it is in the dock) they were just not spinning, but i did see the laser light up. After looking around i did the grease cleaning fix. I got some white lithium grease, cleaned the old crap and re-lubricated the tracks. My gears were functioning normally and did not need replacing at this time.
***should i lubricate these gears at all?(i have not yet)
After re-lubrication of the tracks, i got the cd player to finally spin and read cds. Its only been tested with music(no cdrs, actual copies). I did a long cd and went from track 13 to track 1 and back again. It skipped the audio on occasion. I then let the cd play through the entire cd(almost 90 minutes). It didnt skip after that.
--Here is where my first problem starts. If i unplug the cd unit's power cord and let it sit for a bit(still not in the cd dock) it will have trouble reading cds again. I would have to fight with it for a few minutes. Sometimes id move the laser on its track or spin the spindle by hand. Eventually it will read the cds like normal and not give me any issue until i let it sit for a bit again. Not sure about how to fix this.
--Second issue, my cd dock appears to not have power reaching it. I am using the official original power adaper made by NEC for the turbo cd dock. When i dock the cd unit into the cd dock and attach it to the tg16....i do not get any power anywhere(i made sure all locks were designated as "locked"). I have a turbo cd hu card coming in the mail and I know that i cant use the cd games in the dock without this card...but i figured that i should still see signs of life from it plugged in. The cd player does not light up in the dock. No spinning, nothing with everything hooked together, i tried a normal tg 16 HuCard game...no power or picture. I suspected maybe the turbo cd power adapter, but i can use that plug in the tg16 by itself and it will power up the tg16 without issue. I did attempt to take apart the dock...visually i did not SEE anything bad, no bleeding or bulging caps. No frayed or loose plugs....not sure what i should be looking for in this one.
If anyone can provide help, i would greatly appreciate it!!! Thank you all!