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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: goldfish on August 30, 2018, 07:55:10 PM

Title: CDTV CDROM Drives
Post by: goldfish on August 30, 2018, 07:55:10 PM

Hi all

I have looked on ebay and amibay for a working CDTV cdrom drive with no success. Is there anybody that can repair them or has one for sale my CDTV is sad :(

Title: Re: CDTV CDROM Drives
Post by: Acill on September 03, 2018, 11:52:11 PM

The last I heard the laser assembly from some early Phillips drives worked, but that is about all you will find. They did t sell many cdtv units as is and spares we're proprietary so even harder to come by.

Title: Re: CDTV CDROM Drives
Post by: magnetic on September 28, 2018, 05:34:26 PM

Quote from: Acill on September 03, 2018, 11:52:11 PM

The last I heard the laser assembly from some early Phillips drives worked, but that is about all you will find. They did t sell many cdtv units as is and spares we're proprietary so even harder to come by.

Acill would know as he did a lot of research lately trying to find one of these for one of his cdtvs

while we are on topic does anyone have a black cd caddy they would part with?

Title: Re: CDTV CDROM Drives
Post by: goldfish on September 28, 2018, 07:41:45 PM

Any idea what model philips drives. Ide type or some other type scsi ect ???

Title: Re: CDTV CDROM Drives
Post by: TribbleSmasher on September 28, 2018, 08:32:55 PM

There is a thread over at a1k.org proposing to change the old caps to reanimate the CD controller board of the CDTV. With some success. It is not always the laser or lens it seems.

https://www.a1k.org/forum/showthread.php?t=57039
Beware, you probably have to be a member to see pics, and, of course, it is all in german. :o