Hmm, I got into trying to fix my pile-o-components with problems this week.

So far it's been a sweet run: CDP-991 now keeps its tray closed thanks to a new belt and is as good as ever, DVP-S7700 now reads 99% of DVDs again, LD-S9, after 5 years dormant, appears to have fixed itself and doesn't freak out on CLV discs! Anyway, next on my list is my MDP-650. It's not the best for picture but it does have karaoke function which I'm lacking.

Basic problem is the tray won't come out anymore and the gear is messed up. There is a metal plate that has come loose and I can't figure out how its supposed to oriented or how tight its supposed to be (tried multiple ways and tried turning on and ejecting but it just grinds and nothing happens:









I've been looking for a service manual but can't find one (US model MDP-650) There's an Aus model called MDP-650-D that is a totally different player and the manual for that is everywhere. Would anyone here possibly have a link to a service manual? Any advice on positioning the metal plate would be helpful too, thanks.

Ah nice! Thanks man.

Fixed this this afternoon.

The manual was useful for me to check if all the cogs were in place properly.

Basically the screw holding the retainer plate had been glued in for some reason and trying to remove it had caused the pillar to break off. Therefore normal vibration from operation was making the cogs come out of place and spin loose.



So I had to come up with a way to secure the plate. At first I thought about pinning the pieces of plastic with tiny drilled holes and pieces of clothes pins stuck in, then securing with epoxy, but the exactness of the work would have to be high and I wasn't even sure if that would hold. So I came up with this, basically a bent picture hook screwed into an empty nearby screw hole. The pieces of rubber are a rubber band I used as a washer so it stays tight.




And yeah, it works, now I have a karaoke capable LD player that I was going to buy anyway. I'm on a roll, fixed a CDP, DVD player and two LD players this week. I now suddenly have four fully operational LD players, there was a long time when I was down to one but I feel like a king now. Touch wood they don't blow up any time soon.

Cool story man.