NAD 502 CD player LCD problem

Hey, well, typical problem i nad cd players, and also receivers by the way. The proble are tha nad use standard glow lamps. And as we know, the blow!! And often when you move around with the cd. Well i do have repair note for this one also. http://www.miguelovitch.dk/ go to the menu: 'amplifier repair notes' (yes includes cd players ;) ) Here you can find free amplifier repair notes, an go fore nad 705 repair fix (same fault with defect bulb's as in you nad cd) And also a technical repair movie showing you the hole process of the 'workaround' this fault i NAD 522 (NAD 501, 502, 512 and more) http://freemovies.s-educator.org/repair_movies/nad/nad_cdplayers_defect_lamp_in_display_stremingvideo.html best regards michael miguelovitch

I had the same problem, and miguelovitch's solution and site were very helpful. I was able to replace the burned out bulbs with two white LEDs. The trick was determining that the power supplied to the bulbs is 15 volts DC. Once I figured that out, I picked up Radio Shack part 276-0017, 2 5mm high brightness white LEDs, and some 560 ohm resistors to drop the voltage to the LEDs. (The online LED circuit calculator I used sugested 470 ohms, but I went one higher for safety.)

The results are quite satisfying, though I should not have pointed the LEDs directly at the display becuase they do make a bright spot.

Now if I can only figure out how to get my home theater receiver's remote to control the CD player!

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