RE: Sony ES CD Player (Circa 1988)

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In Reply to: Sony ES CD Player (Circa 1988) posted by RadioWonder on July 8, 2010 at 07:03:45:

EEEEM there is risk - when I deskinned my cdp caps (all of them) I did 2 to 4 caps at time, ie started v slowly, so that if there was a problem it would be easily traced. Slow but sure (well as sure as one can be, but one must support the cap). I used a small bladed craft/construction knife with multi section blade that you can break portions off and thus always have a perfectly sharp tip. It seems its necessary to cut through the plastic to the metal can which you can hear when the blade connects - the plastic outer is qite tough, so too much wrestling with it is fraught. It pays to be pulling opposite segments of plastic at the same time. Normally I would make 4 cuts in the plastic outer and often it would come away 'relatively' easily - space can be prohibitive. Cutting/scratching the can surface apparently has no deletarious affect whatsoever other than visual.
I confess I let my guard down with my pre and broke a pcb track - but it was fixed fairly cost effectively.
I've done all the caps in my system, but definitely its not for the faint hearted.

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Topic - Removing Caps Plastic Outer - John V 21:03:17 07/07/10 (8)

Sony ES CD Player (Circa 1988) - RadioWonder 07:03:45 07/08/10 (1)

RE: Sony ES CD Player (Circa 1988) - John V 16:01:36 07/10/10 (0)

why not take it to the next level? - mbhcid 05:37:22 07/08/10 (3)

RE: why not take it to the next level? - Dawnrazor 05:50:20 07/11/10 (0)

RE: why not take it to the next level? - John V 23:07:20 07/08/10 (0)

RE: why not take it to the next level? - moray james 13:50:14 07/08/10 (0)

RE: Removing Caps Plastic Outer - zsolt 00:03:41 07/08/10 (1)

RE: Removing Caps Plastic Outer - John V 01:01:55 07/08/10 (0)

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RE: Sony ES CD Player (Circa 1988) - John V 16:01:36 07/10/10 (0)

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