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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: Entwood on 14 June 2011, 21:16:19
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Optical laser pickup for Opel NCDR1100 NCDC-1300 1500 2011 2013 2015
Optical laser pickup for Opel
- NCDR 1100
- NCDC 1300
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My CDC2013 keeps spitting out the Nav CD even though it is a genuine CD, I understand this to be symptomatic of a knacked laser due to the use of the "copied disk" that was in when I got the car.
Question is .... how easy is it to actually change that item....?? I'm reasonable at DIY and have built a few PC's .. working at component levels..... but have little "real" electronics experience, I can solder the odd connection but would run away from soldering a motherboard.
Would taking the unit out, replacing the laser, then replacing the unit have any detrimental effect on the "pairing" of the bits and bobs ??
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Nothing will affect the pairing on the replacement.
The laser swap is fiddly (disassembling the mechanism) but do-able, no soldering as the ribbon cable just clips into the connector. I have three here i've got to do. my test one didn't go too well but was good practice if nothing else.
Once fitted you need to cut a solder tag off the ribbon cable (easy).
I will be doing a guide at some point but need to refine the process before I document it.
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Nothing will affect the pairing on the replacement.
The laser swap is fiddly (disassembling the mechanism) but do-able, no soldering as the ribbon cable just clips into the connector. I have three here i've got to do. my test one didn't go too well but was good practice if nothing else.
Once fitted you need to cut a solder tag off the ribbon cable (easy).
I will be doing a guide at some point but need to refine the process before I document it.
That's a tad worrying ... if YOU can get it wrong .. what chance do I have !!! :( :(
:)
Perhaps I should buy one and wait until you have written the guide before I attack the car !!
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My mistake was to try and re-assemble the mechanism when I was tired so managed to catapult one of the springs off never to be found again.
I also manipulated the mechnism full travel to see how it worked.... ::) Opps
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Is it the same laser for both the CD changer and Navi ( as in will that replace both lasers)?
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Is it the same laser for both the CD changer and Navi ( as in will that replace both lasers)?
No
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Got one to do here. Better get me arse in gear and buy the laser I suppose. :-[
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Not to hard to do, done a few with 100% success (including SP32's)