Pioneer DVD Maintenance

[jakobkraft]

I have a Pioneer - I think 117 - slot DVD and since it gets used pretty often I was wondering what would be the best way to clean and maintain? Do I use the same head cleaning discs that they sell for regular DVD players? I'm kind of leery of that because I know someone who did and afterwards the DVD in his PC was considerably noisier, even though it still worked. Any suggestions?

 

[MWink]

I strongly recommend you not do anything as long as it is working properly. A cleaning disc could possibly do more damage than good (not to mention they don't work well in the first place).

 

[Zim Hosein]

jakobkraft, to paraphrase MWink, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. I have a floppy drive that does not have a door on the front, and while there is quite a bit of visable dust inside, I'm not going to do anything about it. The last time I tried to clean a floppy drive out it never worked the same again, hope this helps.

 

[Jerboy]

<< I have a Pioneer - I think 117 - slot DVD and since it gets used pretty often I was wondering what would be the best way to clean and maintain? Do I use the same head cleaning discs that they sell for regular DVD players? I'm kind of leery of that because I know someone who did and afterwards the DVD in his PC was considerably noisier, even though it still worked. Any suggestions? >>



DO NOT use CD/DVD unit cleaner made for stand alone audio or video players on computer drives. They're meant to be spun around at 530RPM. A modern 56x CD-ROM spins a disc at 11,200 RPM. Imagine what that will do to the pickup unit.

 

[jakobkraft]

That's pretty much what I wanted to hear - thanks guys!

 

[MJSTech]

like everyone is saying, don't mess with it.
but if you think there is dust inside, i think a small burst of canned air would clear it out.