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Jim

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Jul 5, 2011, 9:45:18 AM7/5/11
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I have a few retail audio CD's and when played on hi-fi they skip a little
bit, I was wondering what would be a good way to repair this issue, I have
heard of all the old stuff like toothpaste but don't fancy that is there
something I could use in the home that would work for sure or maybe buy
something to get rid of what ever is causing the skipping

Mike S.

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Jul 5, 2011, 7:20:11 PM7/5/11
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In article <4e13156f$0$1494$c3e8da3$fb48...@news.astraweb.com>,

Look at the underside (the one that the laser shines onto) and describe
its condition.


Tony

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Jul 5, 2011, 9:32:58 PM7/5/11
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Just save the songs as .wav files then burn them onto a blank cd as an audio
disk in disc at once format.

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Ilya Zakharevich

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Jul 8, 2011, 7:03:38 AM7/8/11
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> Jim wrote:
>
>> I have a few retail audio CD's and when played on hi-fi they skip a little
>> bit, I was wondering what would be a good way to repair this issue, I have
>> heard of all the old stuff like toothpaste but don't fancy that is there
>> something I could use in the home that would work for sure or maybe buy
>> something to get rid of what ever is causing the skipping

On 2011-07-06, Tony <To...@TheDeli.Sandwich> wrote:
> Just save the songs as .wav files then burn them onto a blank cd as an audio
> disk in disc at once format.

Won't help if the disk is already skipping. One needs a
for-one-reading-session repair before "saving".

I found that using some transparent hand lotion (I used aloe vera ;-)
to fill the scratches works wonders. (Of course, one should remove
all the excesses by wiping in radial direction. And just in case, I
was using an old CD drive in case the drops of lotion get in a bad
place... BTW, I got no problem afterwards.)

Ilya

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davy

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Jul 9, 2011, 6:44:32 AM7/9/11
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As said check the laser lens for dust build up.... *use only* a dry
cotton bud.

If it's the CDs, try them on another unit to make sure. If faulty follow
these links-: 'Use toothpaste'
(http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to-remove-scratches-from-cd-using-toothpaste-218847/)
and 'this link.' (http://lifehackery.com/2008/07/14/gadgetry/)

The information is written between the top label and the 'inner surface,
the label inner is silvered and acts as a reflector for the laser beam,
a scratch label could also impair the playability.

If ever cleaning a cd or DVD *do not use a circular motion*, this will
add more scratches!

It could also be a sign that the laser block requires replacement, the
item may be cheap or may be quite expensive to obtain, depending on the
model number.

davy


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