Have you done an adequate search for a replacement? Try partstore.com. Also, there are many suppliers for transports on ebay, I would think somewhere in the world a NOS transport should be available.
Good luck,
Dan
Good luck,
Dan
Replacing a transport in an Arcam DVD player
I have an Arcam DV79 player and the transport has become unreliable enough that the player is very frustrating to use. The transport, a DSL-710A, is no longer in production and the used ones I can find online cost more than the player is worth.
On the back of the transport are a standard ATAPI connector and a standard four-pin power connector with 12v, 5v and two ground pins.
Since DVD mechanisms are so common, is it possible to substitute a different DVD mechanism, assuming it could be physically fitted and alighned to the plastic bracket that holds the transport mechanism?
Obviously only the playback functionality of a DVD burner would be used but are the controls for that standardized among mechanisms so that plugging it into the Arcam connector would work?
Thanks in advance
On the back of the transport are a standard ATAPI connector and a standard four-pin power connector with 12v, 5v and two ground pins.
Since DVD mechanisms are so common, is it possible to substitute a different DVD mechanism, assuming it could be physically fitted and alighned to the plastic bracket that holds the transport mechanism?
Obviously only the playback functionality of a DVD burner would be used but are the controls for that standardized among mechanisms so that plugging it into the Arcam connector would work?
Thanks in advance