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From: Elliott Lee <tenchi@netmagic.net>
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Subject: Re: Moan moan moan
Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 13:38:28 -0700
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Alex Herbert wrote:
> 
> Jim wrote:
> 
> > I had the same problem.  The TV couldn't handle an 18 hour coding
> > session and committed suicide.  So I threw it from the first floor
> > window.  Highly satisfying..
> >
> > http://www.codeworks.demon.co.uk/ftp/jim5.jpg
> >
> > And now, last night my Grey PSX popped it.  I was playing Tekken 2,
> > doing really well and the music started juddering, and then FMV started
> > failing.  Cd loading took _ages_, and now cds fail to spin at all..
> > Anyone seen this before?
> 
> My first Grey PSH did exactly the same.  It was still under warrantee and
> Sony sent a guy round with a new one.  Now this one is starting to do the
> same.  I honestly don't think these things were built to last.  I notice
> that newer Playstations have a different CD mechanism, although my Yaroze
> seems to have the older type.  I have been told (but I'm not sure how
> reliable this is) that some cheap CD mechanisms (especially in old CD
> players) are prone to condensation in the lense as the weather warms up.
> 
> Herbs

Is this a heat-releated problem?  My friends have had numerous PSX
problems because they overheated.  Did you flip the Yaroze upside
down or put a fan blowing around it?  Mine stays pretty cool with it
being elevated off my desk---those manuals are good for something!
^_^

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