John Small wrote: > > The transport on my 510 has jammed. Happened when I inserted an MD this evening > just when I was feeling all smug that my Sony MD equipment has been working > flawlessly (510, R50, E40). When I remove the top from the unit I can see al > arge plastic gear on the top back left hand side in the transport cage that is > spinning but not moving anything ... it makes a racheting sound as it spins, > like gears stripping. I was able to force the MD out with a screw driver. It > will not insert. I assume this transport is shot. Is this a common failure > mode ... anyone know? For the 510, the answer is yes, that and the turn on bug which may be related. I took my 510 in for service 3 times and each time it came back worse than it went in. I say trash it or sell it on ebay as a nonworking unit. Some tinkerers may pay you $10 or $20 buck to play with it. In all fairness, be sure to make it known what is wrong with the unit and that you pried it open with a screwdriver. There used to be some links on the md community pages that showed attemps to fix the unit. I am not sure how successfull they were. You are better off getting a new unit, not another 510. -- Jim Coon Not just another pretty mandolin picker. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If Gibson made cars, would they sound so sweet? My first web page http://www.tir.com/~liteways ----------------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
