Problem with DUO-R CD READING~! please help

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Problem with DUO-R CD READING~!
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 I've just recently recieved a duo-r, It was packed really well  , but Unfortunately the cd's do not work? I think the motor may be damaged? I tried every cd, the motor makes some weird noises, I never owned a duo-r so I wouldnt know if its normal. Either way, it still asks me to Please set disc, even after the disc had been inserted...

So my friend (he knows systems/electronics) opened up the duo-r and found that the capacitators near the lens had been bent, meaning the laser was tampered with before hand with a screw driver (nothing big), and that the cd drive spins really fast so that the cd inserted will not catch, Im not really sure how this works, it Doesnt seem like the drive motors, or the laser are damaged? I just dont know why its not spinning the cd. If i put a normal music cd, the cd itself seems to be really heavy, so it doesnt spin at all either. Im not sure if there is a piece or part missing from this duo-r? but the problem as I see is that the drive just cant spin the cd at all because it spins too fast. Please let me know if any of you guys know of this problem or can help at all. I'll just be waiting for an email reply from the retrogames guyz.

I really need to get a working duo-r~!

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After removing the plastic shielding which covers the laser lense (some how this prevented the cd to actually spin, not sure if this drive area is supposed to move up a cm?) CD-ROM2 games seem to work now. Too bad the area is now exposed to dust? but I really shouldnt have to be doing this... Unfortunately, SUPER CD ROM games dont work... I think there is a sensor based on weight the cd has?? If i put in any audio cd or Super cd game, and I select run, the lense just makes one click noise and doesnt read. If I put in any cdrom2 game, it loads normaly. I believe that super cd games require more drastic laser movement during load. The unit must have been damaged severly by a big drop/shock during shipping, other wise I really cant tell why the cd will just sit on the plastic sheilding and not spin?, I think either way this duo-r is ruined because of the no music cd play and super cd play? I'lve also adjusted the lense screw accordingly to the point where there is no click sound on cdrom2 games. I guess the price I paid is really not worth running just hu cards, and cdrom games

also, besides altered beast, what other games require the system 1.0 card to be used in a duo-r?

thanks in advance for any help.

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[NEC Avenue]

When you close the lid the magnetic clamp on the underside of the lid should clamp down on the CD. If this clamp is missing, the spindle will spin fast without spinning the CD.

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The magnetic clamp is still intact, because of the plastic sheilding piece that goes over the laser, the cd sits on top of this and when the drive spins, it may physically scratch the cd.. I dont see how it is in this form. There is no warp of plastic? and the the plastic piece seems to be flush with the laser mechanism, yet the cd will still not spin correctly with this on. I've noticed that the reader is now very weak, and can only run some cdrom2 games, and will always click and not spin on other games. Is there any way I can have this replaced? or you guyz know of a place that can fix this? thanks in advance.

[AL]

Hi,

I had a similar problem with my PCE Duo (not R).  I got my unit in the mail and it worked fine, took it out of town and had the same problem you're reporting.  I took it apart, cleaned everything then put it back together, no luck.  Took it back home and it suddenly worked again.

It turned out that the wall voltage in the place I took the Duo to was slightly higher than the voltage at home and that the Duo's adapter wasn't converting the extra power properly and causing the CD player not to work as it should, though the unit still loaded Hu-Cards.

US wall-power voltage is higher than Japan's anyway, 100 volts ac versus 120 in the USA.  I would suggest going to a radio shack and getting a replacement wall-wart.  My Duo takes 10v DC.  Make sure the sleeve / ring / positive / negative is the same as the original, there should be a diagram on the back of the original wall wart.

Hope this ends up helping.  It's weird, I know.

[AL]

Unless you're already in Japan, then my advice would be silly.

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no, I am in the U.S. and thanks, I will definitely consider it. I'll try this out asap. thanks

[AL]

Just be careful with the ring / sleeve thing.  It seems unlikely but I remember reading about someone toasting their duo by swapping the + / - in this way...  maybe it was a post on this board?  Line up the  mA rating too.  On my PCE Duo adapter it's 1000mA.  

So basically, look at all the 'output' specs on your Duo-R adapter and try and match them exactly.

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does anyone know where I can go to fix broken DUO-Rs? or DUOs?

please let me know thanks.