Got a HK TL 3500 CD Carousel, not reading the disk. If in need of new pick up assembly how much?

These models often get broken loading parts in front of the pickup assembly. If you could take a good picture of the front of the mech, I may be able to identify what is broken.

I'm not sure if this will help, but when that happened to my CD player the solution was very simple. I removed the outter cover and took a Q-tip dampened with some alcohol and cleaned the little lens that reads the cd. It's a very common problem, and the fact that yours is 15 years old guarentees the lens is dirty. Some people trash their stero when It could've been good as new with just a Q-tip & little alcohol.

I hope it works!
Laura

Could be dirty laser lens, dying laser, faulty component,
Due to the complexity of multi-disk changers, it may be best to have the device looked at.
You can try running a cleaning disk through it first, but from your post, it sounds like this unit may have multiple problems and need tested by a physical person.

Try this. Sometimes the CD info gets messed up in the system registry. This little utiltity usually fixes it. Unless the CD has gone bad, that is.

Hi. The carousel loading belt probably needs replacing - that's why you are "helping" it.

You could try cleaning the cd lens too if it's not selecting an reading cds.

HTH

Replacement belts and laser units are on ebay.

Try a cd lens cleaner you can get one at game stop or walmart.If that doesn't work you can replace the laser lens inside the wii consul.The screwdriver you need is a tri wing and you can get the laser lens at this siteNDSL games console, ds games console, NDSL games console_Video games Console_www.goldenbridge.hk

Hi,

lens is dirty ........clean the lens using the lens disk cleaner...........still problem continues the laser head is not picking up the disc...........need to replace laser assembly.......

if ya in Uk then the HK game will be an imported game or your ps2 will read it as an import , to fix this you could chip ya ps2 but that would default ya warrenty so best advice buy a UK version for the ps2

then i think the lens is not able to read the disk.

and so i would suggest you to buy a disk cleaner CD and run it in your DVD player and then use your regular disks.

if this is not working then it is some internal fault in your DVD players lens.

Maybe there is some dirt on the laser lenses?