GimmeHiFi Posted January 12, 2006 Posted January 12, 2006 I got home today and noticed the dvd player was on, We hae a guest staying and didn't think much of it. I went to put a disk in it opened, closed and the OSD came up with messge "now reading" It just stayed like that, I tried a few more disks and nothing changed it would openand close but not read the disk. I pulled it out and it was piping hot. I think our guest in her wisdom left a disk in there on pause for hours. Bust she won't admit to anything THinking it might have overheated athough I have never heard of this happening to DVD players, i left it for an hour unplugged. Same thing happened. I am really pissed of that our GUEST!! has f##ked my DVD player and won't own up to what she has done. Any Idea what may be wrong and why it would have gotten so hot. Its a Rotel RDV995. Many thanks
Aslan Posted January 12, 2006 Posted January 12, 2006 MY Sony DVD Player DVP735SD did exactly the same thing. I suspect it died from the heat coming off the amp underneath it. I just bought a cheapie for now and will get it looked at one day soon. Unfortunately it happens..............but i dont know the extent of the damage yet, Andrew
Essential Audio Posted January 12, 2006 Posted January 12, 2006 If the unit is inside a cabinet without much ventilation then with many hours of continous use it's quite possible it has overheated. If it operates like most DVD/CD players the disc continues to spin at full speed while on pause so it is consuming almost max power all the time. This can cause higher than designed expansion of the printed circuit board tracks and solder joints resulting in dry joints and hairline fractures. If that's the problem then popping it open and re-soldering any joints that look a bit "abnormal" may fix the problem. Otherwise look for parts that are discoloured due to heat stress as these will most likely be damaged. As for the laser assembly that's beyond my current understanding. Perhaps someone else has some experience with overheating of the laser mechanisms and the likely problems this can cause??? Sounds like you have one house guest that you won't want coming back!! :-x
GimmeHiFi Posted January 12, 2006 Author Posted January 12, 2006 The amp underneath was off and there was about 50 mm and 19mm of solid pine between it and the player. I am guessing she tried to play a dvd and as she couldn't get it going (my g/f doesn't even know how to work it she just left it going) I have only had it for almost a year, I pulled the top off and it looks OK. Not that I am an expert. Is it worth taking it back to the retailer and trying to make a warrenty claim? As for the guest she refuses to help at all with cooking and cleaning and now this, She aslo broke a can opener today. If she didn't have fake boobs she would be out on her arse. She could at least tell me she tried to use the DVD player but I guess the look on my face was enough to scare her senseless.
Aslan Posted January 12, 2006 Posted January 12, 2006 Surely her boobs can't be that good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GimmeHiFi Posted January 12, 2006 Author Posted January 12, 2006 Originally posted by ajw056Surely her boobs can't be that good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No there not, I'm just trying to look on the positive side. THe plot has thickened, My G/f asked her if she used the DVD player, She said no, I get accused of calling her friend a liar. I reply with well we'll go to the shop and tell them it turned itself on and burn't out. I noticed this morning that the DVD remote was not in its draw, I say thats conclusive eveidense that she played with it yesterday.
Guest dodgyd Posted January 12, 2006 Posted January 12, 2006 Nice work detective GimmeHiFi Is the unit still under warranty? If so then post pic of the fake boobs then take the DVD back to the the shop for warranty (in that order). Leaving a CD on pause shouldn't be enough to cause it to break even if it is on for a few hours. From what I understand it would just be the same stress as watching a few DVD's back to back. I hope you didn't break any tamper seals when taking the top off. (Break all the tamper seals you want with the fakies!)
GimmeHiFi Posted January 12, 2006 Author Posted January 12, 2006 Originally posted by dodgydNice work detective GimmeHiFi Is the unit still under warranty? Â If so then post pic of the fake boobs then take the DVD back to the the shop for warranty (in that order). Â Leaving a CD on pause shouldn't be enough to cause it to break even if it is on for a few hours. Â From what I understand it would just be the same stress as watching a few DVD's back to back. I hope you didn't break any tamper seals when taking the top off. Â (Break all the tamper seals you want with the fakies!) Productive as ever DodgyD Might be under warranty, Something caused it to heat up, It was VERY hot when i pulled it from the rack to inspect. Hotter than the amp normaly gets after watching a DVD. There must a be a reason a PS2 has a fan!! those crazy gamers will play nonstop for 18hrs.
the_wonderchild Posted January 13, 2006 Posted January 13, 2006 unless u have a decent knowledge of the components within the DVD player, i would go with the warranty option and take it to the store where u purchased it from and hope for the best..... .....as for us "crazy gamers" we also like to play xbox, which im sure u know how much that heats up:mrgreen:
Aslan Posted January 13, 2006 Posted January 13, 2006 Mate, you won't win the argument with the ladies (one on one they still win, let alone when they gang up on you). Take it back and try for the warranty job.............after all it shouldn't die with normal use should it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GimmeHiFi Posted January 13, 2006 Author Posted January 13, 2006 I am going back to lifestyle store tomorrow where i got it in about march last year. ROTEL should be able to handle a bit of abuse anyway I reckon. The boss knows me there as I have spent lots of money and he said they'll look after me in the future. Hope they come to the party. I will update as the situtation develops!!
Tweaky Posted January 16, 2006 Posted January 16, 2006 maybe some silicon leaked out and into the transport. You can check this...is one boob slightly smaller than the other. :twisted:
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