Broken drive rail/gear

Physical mechanism damaged; laser sled or loader cannot travel correctly.

3 repair logs

PC Engine CD-ROM2 internal mechanism showing laser assembly, motor, PCB, and wiring during restoration work on white plastic chassis.

+18 photosSuccessful repair

NEC — PC Engine CD-ROM2

PC Engine CD-ROM2 restoration

This one threw everything at me: 3D printed gears, a dead laser, a Discman sacrifice and a spindle height mystery, before a full recap finally brought it home. Worth every frustrating hour of it.

Dead laser Disc read error Broken drive rail/gear+1

Dec 28, 20254 threads

+11 photosSuccessful repair

NEC — PC Engine Super CD-ROM2

Super CD-ROM2 refurbishment and modding

This one gave me a scare mid-recap when it lost the picture entirely. Turned out to be a resistor knocked off during SMD cap removal; found it sitting on the paper towel and put it back. Also gained a new transport gear and an RGB amp.

Disc read error Broken drive rail/gear Distorted audio+1

Jul 21, 20222 threads

Disassembled Panasonic Q optical drive rails laid out for comparison; one 3D printed replacement rail next to original shattered rail pieces.

+26 photosWork in progress

Nintendo — Panasonic Q (SL-GC10)

Panasonic Q restoration and modding

The optical drive rails were in pieces, so 3D printed replacements were the first order of business. A FlippyDrive followed. Just be aware the flex cable orientation is the opposite of a regular GameCube.

Broken drive rail/gear

Jun 25, 20227 threads