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