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BAT VK-D5SE Mistracking

My BAT VK-D5SE cd player has started mistracking lately on the last couple of tracks when playing a cd. I contacted BAT and was told that they will no longer service it. Is there anything I can do to maybe fix this problem myself? I've never had a cd player apart before but I'm familiar with how they operate. When I bought this unit the seller sent a new in the box Philips 12.4/05 laser/drive assembly along with it. I wondered about why he sent it but now, not so much. 
I'm not aware of a tech in my area (Spartanburg/Greenville,SC) that I would trust with this player. I'm not implying that there aren't any, just that I'm not aware of them. Can anyone recommend a tech that I could contact about servicing/repairing it? Any advice/info will be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Sam

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jafant
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slovell

 

Re-read your posts over on Audio Asylum.

 

Happy Listening!

jafant
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slovell

 

And Audio Aficionado.  Happy Listening!

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slovell OP
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AH, you’re asking about the DF-PMD100 upgrade chip that replaces the HDCD chip. Well. I couldn’t figure out which chip it’s supposed to replace. The instructions that came with it has a photo of the chip it replaces but it doesn’t match any chip that I can see on the board. The photo shows a chip with HDCD printed on it but mine doesn’t have one that matches it. I emailed the seller in Germany and Lampizator a couple of times and never got a reply from either of them. I have a spot with an HDCD light on the face of the player but when I loaded an HDCD it didn’t light up. I’m not sure if the VK-D5SE even decodes HDCD as I haven’t found any info on it. I just left things alone until I could maybe find any info about it. Until your post about it I’d forgotten I still had it. lol

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slovell OP
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I've played two discs and haven't had any mistracking so far. One of them was mistracking quite a bit before but played perfectly this time. Fingers crossed.

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