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ICMCGeezer

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Cleaning the CD laser.
« on: September 28, 2010, 05:10:59 PM »

Good Day to All CVO Owners!

I was playing a CD in the HK unit of my bike (the unit was replaced years ago) while fooling around with it, when I noticed that the sound was crackling and not clear, and the song was getting ready to skip.

I've never maintained the CD/laser unit, because I don't really listen to them all that much; I find that songs skip at speed, while it seems to play well on the twisties.

Nonetheless, it seems like a good idea (at least in my lizard brain) to maintain the darned thing.

Anybody have a favorite method to maintain their CD player?

Thanks,
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Re: Cleaning the CD laser.
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2010, 07:16:12 PM »

I got something similar to one of these..


Don't use the CD player much now that I have the Zumo w/MP3 player. :nixweiss:

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Re: Cleaning the CD laser.
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2010, 07:19:34 PM »

Thanks for making the time to reply to my query!
I'll get 'er done!
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Re: Cleaning the CD laser.
« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2010, 07:32:47 PM »

You're welcome... This may or may not help the skipping but it's a start.

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