YouTube - MiniDisc Repair - Sony MZ-E10 - Another Attempt at this Fragile Flagship MiniDisc Player

The Sony MZ-E10 is a beautiful, but fragile flagship MiniDisc player from late 2002. Sony sacrificed everything for the pursuit of "thinness" including the 3.5mm headphone jack!

I had a dead one previously that never powered on, but at least it came with a working remote.

I received this one because it was showing "READ ERR" and making some pretty horrible "screeching" sounds as the sled motor (my guess) was trying to move the laser sled around.

I confirmed the error and then took it apart to do some troubleshooting.

Check out the video for more info!

Chapter markers

00:00 - beginning

1:21 - initial testing

1:37 - READ ERR

2:17 - disassembly - top lid

3:30 - cleaning - lots of hair (cat?)

8:12 - disassembly - one screw then inner tray

8:44 - disassembly - flex cables

10:14 - the sled tray

12:49 - a closer look at the gears

13:51 - reassembly - flat gear then c-clip

18:28 - reassembly - flex cables

22:04 - reassembly - arm and keyhole for top lid

23:11 - testing

Giveaway #9 - 800+ Subscribers on YouTube - Sony MZ-E810SP + MiniDiscs directly from Japan!

Thank you all for subscribing (if you haven't already, please consider it!) to my YouTube where I try my best to repair some of these great old devices. 800 subs ago I never thought this would get this far! Thank you again for your support and I hope I can continue to help the great MiniDisc global community in some form. To celebrate 800 subscribers, I'm doing something a little bit different this time! I'm going to give away this sweet Sony MZ-E810SP - a nice MD unit with a folding speaker dock, and I'm going to direct-ship some MiniDiscs that I won in Japan straight to you! So the winner will get two packages, one Sony MZ-E810SP, and one set of MiniDiscs from Japan! For this NINTH giveaway (completely free to enter!), use the Rafflecopter widget below to enter between October 26th and November 3, midnight US Pacific time. a Rafflecopter giveaway Please see official rules, here! Privacy policy is included here also - I don't need/wa...

Recertifying your CCIE for less than $600 (or less than $800)! Updated 2023

This is a 2023 update to my previous post about using Cisco Continuing Education (CE) credits to recertify your CCIE. Let's cut to the chase: You need/want to recertify your CCIE without taking an exam and you need to do it as quickly and cost-effectively as possible. Thanks to Cisco's Continuing Education program, you've had the option earn CE credits for years, but sorting through courses to find the best use of your time and money wasn't the easiest. Since it's time for me to recertify, I've had to dig into it a bit more and I hope this updated information helps you, too! Can I expense this? Probably! If you're working at a company that requires/benefits from your certifications and ongoing training, you should be able to expense your training courses! Step 1 - Determine your status Go to https://ce.cisco.com and login with your credentials to view your Dashboard of current certifications and training items you have taken in the past. Mine looks like th...

YouTube MiniDisc Repair - New Sony MZ-RH1 OLEDs - New Revision E for Easier Installation!

Every subscription helps fund more giveaways and content! If you haven't already subscribed, please consider helping support the channel by clicking the YouTube button - THANK YOU!! If you saw my previous post and video about the new replacements for the Sony MZ-RH1's dead OLEDs, well there's a great new update! Sir68k has done it again with a new, slimmer revision that's easier to install due to longer cable lengths, an extra flex cable, and less modifications. I won't write a long post because Sir68k and other members of the MD community have contributed to a great write up with clear photos of the installation which can complement this video. Sir68k's installation guide As always, thanks for watching!

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