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Hello Mark - 

WC>>> Stupid question, have you cleaned the optics with a
WC>>> cleaning disc designed for this purpose? 

CA>> Nope. Never even saw one. There was some discussion about
CA>> cleaning CD burner 'optics' in the W95 echo and, as I
CA>> recall it, the consensus was that the cleaning disk was a
CA>> scam. It would never touch the 'optics' since they don't
CA>> drag on the CD nor would they drag on the surface of a
CA>> 'cleaner' disk. 

ML> all the CD cleaner disks i've seen have had at least one
ML> brush to brush the dust off the lens... no scam there that
ML> i can see... without one of those, one has to disassemble
ML> the drive to the point that the lens can be accessed and
ML> cleaned... i've done both and have had to disassemble due
ML> to material other than just dust... 

I may go the route of disassembly and cleaning. Depends how
inexpensive a replacement will be when I get out there and look
at what is available in my little corner of the world. :-) 

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