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Amiga1992 · 03 October 2016, 20:28

OK I'll see about recalibrating. I read some advice about measuring the pot's position before touching them so you can restore them, would putting my multimeter probes between the pins of the potentiometers be enough? They are well exposed beneath the controller PCB.

I checked the caps on the controller PCB and they look fine to me. Pics:

Regarding replacement lens, some dude on eBay, from Hong Kong, is selling a replacement lens for like 22 USD. I found in another thread here that the lens are actually Sony KSS-210B or KSS-210A, and I can find more options for that and locally which I prefer (reduced shipping times and cheaper all round).
Is it fine to buy either of those KSS-210B/A lens? Which is better, A or B? I read somewhere that maybe B is more lenient with CD-Rs?

My CD32 actually has KSS-210A (12732 EA475) and it was reading CD-Rs just fine. If i replace by a 210A do I need to mess with the pots? The advice here is opposing and I don't really know what to do. As a general rule I will not mess with the pots as long as it works.

03 October 2016, 20:28	#11
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,646	OK I'll see about recalibrating. I read some advice about measuring the pot's position before touching them so you can restore them, would putting my multimeter probes between the pins of the potentiometers be enough? They are well exposed beneath the controller PCB. I checked the caps on the controller PCB and they look fine to me. Pics: Regarding replacement lens, some dude on eBay, from Hong Kong, is selling a replacement lens for like 22 USD. I found in another thread here that the lens are actually Sony KSS-210B or KSS-210A, and I can find more options for that and locally which I prefer (reduced shipping times and cheaper all round). Is it fine to buy either of those KSS-210B/A lens? Which is better, A or B? I read somewhere that maybe B is more lenient with CD-Rs? My CD32 actually has KSS-210A (12732 EA475) and it was reading CD-Rs just fine. If i replace by a 210A do I need to mess with the pots? The advice here is opposing and I don't really know what to do. As a general rule I will not mess with the pots as long as it works.