CD32: How do you know if it is PAL or NTSC?

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Input: 220~240 means it's a European or some other foreign market PSU.

If you're in Europe, no reason why you couldn't just get a plug from the hardware store and wire it on there; perhaps you have an unfinished item that was destined for a certain market but never made it and was never completed?

If you're in North America your best bet would probably be to just get one of these and run it off a normal PC power supply (rather than trying to hunt down a CD32-specific one):

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=885

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Not reading the disc?  Maybe something needs to be cleaned, or the motor is stuck?  Just guessing, good luck!

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

The guy indeed defrauded me for $500.

Not directed at you personally but I see this a lot, was the system sold as "tested/working", or "untested/original/never unboxed/20-year-old parts/blah blah blah"?  If the latter, you can't really claim "fraud", just FYI.  Anyhow, it sounds like a bunk drive, probably just from sitting in storage for 20 years.  Shouldn't be too hard to get working again with the right spare parts!

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

If you power it up with the lid off do you get any activity out of the motor at all?  That big gear is just begging to be grabbed and spun around a few times, to see if it moves freely.  Maybe put a drop or two of lithium grease on it?  Also I think you mentioned not seeing any light coming out of the laser aperture.  It should be pretty easy for anyone else with a CD32 to check if this is normal or not?

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

I wouldn't be looking into the laser either... It's a "Class 1 Laser Product" no doubt and I simply wouldn't risk it. Plus, I doubt you'd see anything as it'll be working in the Infrared range no doubt.

Good point here.  A lot of digital cameras can see infrared light though.  Try pointing your TV remote control at one and see if the front of it lights up when you press a button (when looking on the screen of your camera), then try the same thing with your CD32.  That'll test it!