[Dtb-talk] Failing Victor Reader Classic plus question

[Mark J. Cadigan]

Dale,

Not that I would recommend it, but if you are good at surface mount 
soldering you can probably get a replacement power jack at radio shack, and 
fix it yourself.

Mark



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dale Leavens" <dleavens at puc.net>
To: "Discussion of Digital Talking Books" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 11:58 AM
Subject: [Dtb-talk] Failing Victor Reader Classic plus question


> Last night while listening to Far from the Madding Crowd, toward the end 
> of chapter 3 Victor stuttered then after some internal clicking and such 
> issued a disk error 2 I think it was and skipped on to Chapter 4.
>
> I removed the CD, wiped it gently then reinstalled it and backed into 
> Chapter 3 a few minutes and was able to finish it. Chapter 4 began then 
> more internal thrashing and the disk was ejected. I tried several times to 
> reinsert the disk, turned the machine off and on, gave the 3 fingered 
> salute, (pressing Play, Eject and Power On simultaneously). Victor 
> announced creating a new profile but inserting the cd, indeed any cd now 
> and all Victor does is sit there several seconds, makes one internal slam, 
> waits a moment longer and ejects the CD again. Does this with each and 
> every CD I stick in.
>
> This is the Classic Plus, I also have a Classic in a drawer which doesn't 
> work and Humanwear tells me they no longer support. So far as I can tell 
> all it needs is a physical repair of the power socket but that is another 
> disappointment.
>
> My question is, are there any other measures I can take to revive this 
> machine? Is this built in obsolescence a means to keep me buying expensive 
> machines from them?
>
> Thanks for any suggestions.
>
>
> Dale Leavens.
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