How To Clean the Laser on a CD Player - Audio 10 CD

Quick before/after cleaning the focusing lens on an old car radio's CD Player module.
The radio in the shot is actually not the MF2910, but the newer MF2199; both are from Alpine and go under the model name Audio 10 CD

[@guillermosantandreu8311]

Thanks for the video, very helpful! I am waiting for the tools to extract the radio and start the lens cleaning. Best regards

[@lonelycake4114]

So i dont have to worry about lens laser if unit is unplugged, correct?

[@Giondenver]

would a q-tip work much better than doing what it is you are doing ?????

[@skunk12]

Q-Tips (cotton buds) can leave cotton residue behind.

[@jasonlombardi472]

Thank you for making this video!

[@skunk12]

"Try not to tip this can over." *Tips canned air and NOT the CD player... 😆😂🤣

[@joefranken3873]

Hello, Any chance you have parts for a Blaupunkt? I'm looking for the laser eye component. I continue to receive "CD Error" even after cleaning like you have demonstrated. Thanks!! Model: Monterrey MP-35.

[@cptN_cpt]

Did you solve the problem?

[@joefranken3873]

@@cptN_cpt No yet... I think I need a new laser for this unit. Blaupunkt product... any resources that you know of??

[@jernejnovak2493]

It works now. Thanks!👊

[@axman3128]

How about showing some of us who don't want to take the CD player out of the ride?

[@pinkrangerdaddy3174]

Hi there, mine plays original cds without problem. I had the 700mb Taiyo Yudens and it took a very long time to play and when I skip tracks, moreover when I skip tracks, the track plays from the middle. I took your advise and went for the 650mb cds, they were MPO discs, they have almost no delay in skipping tracks but they still plays for the middle. Do you think cleaning the laser will help? Im not very handy especially I dont have the removal tool, its a project to me.

[@Darieee]

definitely try cleaning the laser with a lot of care and no haste it's the perfect project, quite simple

[@illiakovalenko6478]

Hi! I have the same problem (track play's in the middle) Do you solve the problem?

[@markinstien1]

Thanks once again Ian, great Vlog once again👍🏻

[@bgl1082]

I'm not really sure what I was watching here.

[@tebohokhobotle9090]

My car radio won't even rotate/spin the CD. It just goes in, tries to load and ejects the CD. What can i look for?

[@Darieee]

Clean laser, and if not increase its power ever so slightly Check my channel for "clean laser" or shit like this - I made a video relatively recently on that topic

[@skunk12]

What can you look for? How about your wallet so you can buy a new CD player. 🤣😂😆

[@Sam-jd3sz]

Could use cottonbud . Screw driver ??

[@Darieee]

cotton bud leave a lot of fibers behind

[@kyleboyd1889]

You have a 650 MB disc

[@Darieee]

yep - these units have a super hard time reading the newer 700mb discs

[@galaxyfit5666]

Hi alcool 90° or 70°

[@benben77777]

What is that stuff exactly you sprayed?

[@Darieee]

99.9% ethanol (pure vodka basically)

[@benben77777]

I dont mean the small bottle in the beginning. I mean that big one after you finished brushing.

[@Darieee]

oh, that's compressed air (not actually air, some liquid that has a very high boiling point, smells roughly like lighter fluid)

[@Darieee]

it also never seems to do much - 99% of the results 'seem' to come from the rubbing of the lens -- there's never actual huge specs of dust lodged in there (though there might be) I've also had laser that never came back to life (1 out of many though); even after a thorough scrub, they still had a very hard time focusing

[@benben77777]

Its clear now, thanks so much!

[@bicylindrico]

Look to be MB radios