When i came across this post i was so excited to bring new life into my CDXs, as it's still way more fun playing them out instead of beat matching with pioneer gear... 😉 Thanks to milo i now know how to maintenance the motor and while doing this i'm planning on swapping the cd drive cable by soldering the scsci cable directly to the mainboard. Does it really solve the CD slot issues with CD in / CD out reliable? I mean is it noticeable doing this extra work to the devices? Back in the days i did the tape fix, but still have fluky drives from time to time... What i'm even more interested in is, if someone ever tried to replace the cd drive with those scsi hard drive emulator mentioned in here earlier? Maybe it would also be possible to add HDX prepared hdd instead of cd drive and the upgrade to hdx firmware somehow? i know it's most probably wishful thinking, as hdx firmware may check for other components besides hdx prepared hdd...
