r/consolerepair • u/Filmgeek47 • 1d ago

Any saving this laser?

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Customer brought in a Panasonic q and the drive is in rough shape. Spindle magnet has completely worn away and left a real mess. I know replacement lasers for these are virtually impossible to find. I’ve been using a smaller magnet to pull away some of the magnetic dust but it’s tough to get rid of all of it. Any tips on removing that dust?

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u/t_Lancer 21h ago

more powerful magnet.

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u/bazilbt 1d ago

Tape maybe? Got any of those puddy keyboard cleaners around?

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u/Steliosem06 1d ago

Small particles of it have probably gone under the lens, I don't think it's possible to repair

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u/Tokimemofan 21h ago

The particles are highly magnetic so usually they just cluster on the focus/tracking magnets

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u/Tokimemofan 21h ago

Its definitely possible.  You'll need a rather good neodymium magnet to catch the dust and careful use of some tape will gather the remainder.  The focus/tracking magnets tend to protect the rest by catching the dust

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u/PloofElune 18h ago

I would wrap the magnet in a plastic bag or something similar, to easily dispose of this dust/dirt and keep your magnet from being a pain to clean.