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  Topic: What to look for when in the wild.
dumbchemist

Replies: 7
Views: 394

PostForum: General   Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2016 12:24 pm   Subject: What to look for when in the wild.
A very nice and helpful post. I have one of the Bring the Magic Home disc that is in as good a shape as the one you posted. I cannot seem to find it in the CED titles database however.

I have 5 c ...
  Topic: Welcome back to the forum.
dumbchemist

Replies: 3
Views: 145

PostForum: General   Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2016 6:08 am   Subject: Welcome back to the forum.
Welcome back forum. It has been about 3 weeks since your "crash". I hope you will be available for a long time as we users have to keep the CED video format alive for a few more years.
  Topic: RCA Service Disc on E-Bay
dumbchemist

Replies: 8
Views: 228

PostForum: General   Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 12:53 pm   Subject: RCA Service Disc on E-Bay
I know it says it was sold. However, I had it in my watch list and when you clicked on it, at the top it says that the seller had removed the item from listing. Either way, it is no longer availabl ...
  Topic: RCA Service Disc on E-Bay
dumbchemist

Replies: 8
Views: 228

PostForum: General   Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 12:03 pm   Subject: RCA Service Disc on E-Bay
I guess there is no hurry on this disc. The seller closed the auction without selling it.

He apparently did not get an acceptable offer from anyone.
  Topic: RCA Service Disc on E-Bay
dumbchemist

Replies: 8
Views: 228

PostForum: General   Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 12:37 pm   Subject: RCA Service Disc on E-Bay
FYI
The following is on E-bay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/172259998947?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

I made an offer of $45 but was rejected. The price is too hig ...
  Topic: Wood Glue is Key, but not that simple.
dumbchemist

Replies: 3
Views: 175

PostForum: General   Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 6:09 am   Subject: Wood Glue is Key, but not that simple.
First off, I would never put anything on a CED even fingerprints.There have been reports on this forum of people rinsing a CED with distilled water. Such treatment has always been discouraged. The C ...
  Topic: TOSHIBA VP100 CED PLAYER & TOSHIBA DSA100 CX STEREO ADAP
dumbchemist

Replies: 11
Views: 323

PostForum: General   Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 8:54 am   Subject: TOSHIBA VP100 CED PLAYER & TOSHIBA DSA100 CX STEREO ADAP
I know what you mean about prices not being right. I bought a laserdisc box set of Ben Hur off Amazon for $1.00 plus $4.95 shipping. The box set consists of 4 LD's with the movie and a 5'th LD with ...
  Topic: TOSHIBA VP100 CED PLAYER & TOSHIBA DSA100 CX STEREO ADAP
dumbchemist

Replies: 11
Views: 323

PostForum: General   Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 4:39 am   Subject: TOSHIBA VP100 CED PLAYER & TOSHIBA DSA100 CX STEREO ADAP
Well, someone bought the set! I was wondering if it was someone on this forum?

That stereo adapter is only the second one I have seen on E-bay. There was one for sale some years ago that was for ...
  Topic: TOSHIBA VP100 CED PLAYER & TOSHIBA DSA100 CX STEREO ADAP
dumbchemist

Replies: 11
Views: 323

PostForum: General   Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2016 9:26 am   Subject: TOSHIBA VP100 CED PLAYER & TOSHIBA DSA100 CX STEREO ADAP
I might pay $150 with free shipping for the stereo adapter alone. I suspect that the adapter can work on other brands of players (i.e. the Sears 934.54780150). I would not pay $330 just to experimen ...
  Topic: TOSHIBA VP100 CED PLAYER & TOSHIBA DSA100 CX STEREO ADAP
dumbchemist

Replies: 11
Views: 323

PostForum: General   Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2016 10:39 am   Subject: TOSHIBA VP100 CED PLAYER & TOSHIBA DSA100 CX STEREO ADAP
This is for sale on E-bay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/TOSHIBA-VP100-CED-PLAYER-TOSHIBA-DSA100-CX-STEREO-ADAPTOR-WORKING-GREAT-/282071163234?hash=item41acc06162:g:zs8AAOSwOVpXZDL5

The price is too r ...
  Topic: Hitachi repair
dumbchemist

Replies: 10
Views: 488

PostForum: General   Posted: Sun May 15, 2016 9:51 am   Subject: Hitachi repair
yes ced atum is still open,

you can use something temporary as a belt to get the tray to raise or lower with the motor, but if the belt is too tight it can hinder its operation. its not meant for a ...
  Topic: RCA remote controls for the SJT-300 and SJT-400 players.
dumbchemist

Replies: 7
Views: 380

PostForum: General   Posted: Fri May 13, 2016 1:58 pm   Subject: RCA remote controls for the SJT-300 and SJT-400 players.
So if I reading everyone right, the remote for the SJT-300 (Selectavision Videodisc Remote) will work on those RCA CED players that can receive remote commands and will not work with the SJT-400. The ...
  Topic: Sex spam on this forum
dumbchemist

Replies: 15
Views: 641

PostForum: General   Posted: Fri May 13, 2016 1:47 pm   Subject: Sex spam on this forum
I am not a moderator here- I already said that in Spanish. Smile

That is why I made my last post. I did not understand 99.9% of what you said.

I thought by the other posts that you were the mod ...
  Topic: RCA remote controls for the SJT-300 and SJT-400 players.
dumbchemist

Replies: 7
Views: 380

PostForum: General   Posted: Fri May 13, 2016 10:35 am   Subject: RCA remote controls for the SJT-300 and SJT-400 players.
I was wondering if the remote control for the SJT-300 player would work with the SJT-400 player and vice versa. I don;t have an SJT-300 player; but, I do have the remote control for it. I have an SJ ...
  Topic: Sex spam on this forum
dumbchemist

Replies: 15
Views: 641

PostForum: General   Posted: Fri May 13, 2016 10:30 am   Subject: Sex spam on this forum
I did not know that Jesse was a moderator. Sorry if I was giving Tom a rough time.

It is bad enough that everyone gets e-mail spam; but, now to get it on forums is even worse.

It is everyone' ...
  Topic: Sex spam on this forum
dumbchemist

Replies: 15
Views: 641

PostForum: General   Posted: Wed May 11, 2016 1:12 pm   Subject: Sex spam on this forum
PS That spam was removed and the thread Sanitized For Your Protection.

IMHO, Tom should watch the posts of all new users to ensure they are not spammers. I know it would be more overhead for him; ...
  Topic: Sex spam on this forum
dumbchemist

Replies: 15
Views: 641

PostForum: General   Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 9:50 am   Subject: Sex spam on this forum
Tom:

This forum is being used for spanish spam website ads.

Go to the "CED factory question" topic and read the last posts. You will see what I mean.
  Topic: Favorite Player and why?
dumbchemist

Replies: 6
Views: 414

PostForum: General   Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 12:15 pm   Subject: Favorite Player and why?
I would say that my favorite player based on appearance is my Sears 934.5480350 player. I like its sliver color, it is a stereo player and it is very smooth and quiet during playback.

I have an SJ ...
  Topic: Forum vs. Facebook
dumbchemist

Replies: 6
Views: 419

PostForum: General   Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 10:55 am   Subject: Forum vs. Facebook
I have no use for facebook and have never and will never use it. To me, it is no more than a BBS that everyone can see which does not interest me. I prefer to talk to people with the same interests ...
  Topic: CED factory question
dumbchemist

Replies: 12
Views: 2445

PostForum: General   Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2016 3:35 pm   Subject: CED factory question
Tom:

Please remove or disable the zoraya account as it is abusing this forum. I have no interest in spanish sex web sites.

zoraya should be disciplined for posting such garbage.
  Topic: identifying re-built cartridge vs. non rebuilt
dumbchemist

Replies: 7
Views: 957

PostForum: General   Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 2:37 pm   Subject: identifying re-built cartridge vs. non rebuilt
CEDatum.com is the only place I know of that cleans or rebuilds any CED styluses.

I bought a new Hitachi stylus off Sears in 1987 after the news came out that the CED video format was discontinued. ...
  Topic: identifying re-built cartridge vs. non rebuilt
dumbchemist

Replies: 7
Views: 957

PostForum: General   Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2016 1:26 pm   Subject: identifying re-built cartridge vs. non rebuilt
CEDatum.com is the only place I know of that cleans or rebuilds any CED styluses.

I bought a new Hitachi stylus off Sears in 1987 after the news came out that the CED video format was discontinued. ...
  Topic: Happy 35th Anniversary
dumbchemist

Replies: 2
Views: 550

PostForum: General   Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 7:45 am   Subject: Happy 35th Anniversary
I have a Realistic CED-1 player that was made in August 1981.

Does anyone have a player older than my CED-1? (I am 99% certain that someone does.)
  Topic: identifying re-built cartridge vs. non rebuilt
dumbchemist

Replies: 7
Views: 957

PostForum: General   Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2016 1:44 pm   Subject: identifying re-built cartridge vs. non rebuilt
What I do is assume that a stylus is original (i.e. not rebuilt) when I receive it whether it is from E-bay or in a player. If I send a cartridge to cedatum.com, I print their report about it and sto ...
  Topic: stylus cleaner audio-technica
dumbchemist

Replies: 2
Views: 664

PostForum: General   Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 11:25 am   Subject: stylus cleaner audio-technica
Ne utilisez pas cette produit!

Parce que:

The CED stylus has an electrode fastened to the diamond. The product you show may (I say "may") loosen or remove the electrode which would ma ...
  Topic: Advice for a Sears 934.54780150 player.
dumbchemist

Replies: 1
Views: 564

PostForum: General   Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 12:45 pm   Subject: Advice for a Sears 934.54780150 player.
I have a Sears 934.54780150 player that is giving me some trouble and thought I would bounce my idea for its repair off this forum.

Symptom:
After inserting a disc, the stylus starts to come over ...
  Topic: New Discovery $7
dumbchemist

Replies: 14
Views: 1759

PostForum: General   Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2016 1:53 pm   Subject: New Discovery $7
Tom does not have a section for them because they still fall under copyright protection. Technically RCA still owns the rights to all the service literature and it's not supposed to be duplicated. But ...
  Topic: New Discovery $7
dumbchemist

Replies: 14
Views: 1759

PostForum: General   Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2016 8:08 am   Subject: New Discovery $7
If anyone wants to have any CED service manuals posted, send the pdf's to manual@lddb.com. Julien, the forum moderator, will then post them on the laserdisc forum. I know it is strange to post CED m ...
  Topic: stylus cleaner and broken piece questions
dumbchemist

Replies: 3
Views: 781

PostForum: General   Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2016 2:22 pm   Subject: stylus cleaner and broken piece questions
Perhaps you need a copy of the service manual for your player?

Go to http://www.lddb.com/_misc/manuals/CED_Players/

for a copy.
  Topic: "checking" discs
dumbchemist

Replies: 3
Views: 843

PostForum: General   Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2016 11:31 am   Subject: "checking" discs
Seeing the crack on a disc is fairly straight forward when the crack is large i.e. from the center to the edge.

However, I had a disc break that had no outward sign that it was cracked. I was wo ...
 
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