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damaged CDJ - beer involved.
so i got beer spilt on my cdj 800 at my gig last night (no it was'nt me). initially it was fucked, blinking weird numbers and letters, changing from color to color, would'nt eject the disc, made a clicking noise etc... needless to say i was pissed 
i tried to dry it off the best i could, but it was still fucked. however, this morning i thought, 'wtf, maybe it will work now' and for fucks sake it did. cd came out, no noises, no problem at all, plays fine, all buttons work etc... my question is, since the alcohol/liquid did obviously get inside the unit (went right in the jog wheel/platter) how long until it starts to corrode, or cause more damage, or will it? anybody have this same problem? im thinking of trading it in and paying the difference on an mk2 before i get fucked over completely, or having it serviced. i dunno.?
and i know, 'dont leave drinks by your equipment blah blah'
some things you cant control.
well if its in there..it has all the time in the world to do that. I would have the guy that did that pay for it to be cleaned! I'm sure he just took off though.
no it was actually the guy i play with, he's agreed to cover whatever, im just looking for as many alternate routes as i can, and maybe some information, i dont really want to fuck over anybody else, but i'll save my own ass first.
I dont know how much it will help, but go buy a small can of compressed air (you can find them at hardware stores) and blow some air into where the beer went in. This usually helps push away any remaining liquid.
i spilled some beer on mine (had a big drink and someone made me laugh). the cdj was pretty wet so i stopped it dryed it off and its been fine ever since. that was about two years ago.
Ouch.
I like to have a strict "no-liquid" policy near my decks (or any decks, if I'm near them). Nobody's ever to hold a drink while standing right next to them, unless the drink is closed. The only time I'll set a liquid on the table is if all of the gear is elevated (sitting on a book, etc.).
Just make sure its dry inside and you wont have any problems. The only real problem with getting it wet is that if you try to use it before its dry the liquid could cause a short circuit.
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| Originally posted by dark_Omens I dont know how much it will help, but go buy a small can of compressed air (you can find them at hardware stores) and blow some air into where the beer went in. This usually helps push away any remaining liquid. |
hmm.... if its currently working now, then im sure it'll be fine... if theres already a beer horror story involving a cdj here, and that one has been working for 2 years, im sure it'll be fine for a while, or at least until the next advancement in cdj technology, so you'll probably just want to upgrade if it craps out on you in the future......
but.... it it'd make you feel better, you can still try to clean it out, and you might even be able to do it yourself, just be careful...
heres my professional opinion.
*disclaimer* acid john is in no way a professional anything */disclaimer*
if you can open it up, then try it. oh yeah... i'd unplug it first, but thats just me. anyway, just keep track of where any screws go. all that common sense. look around for where you see any beer residue. although im not sure if there would be any capacitors inside the cdj that would hold a charge, chances are if beer spilled in it while it was actually operating, using a little water to clean it up will be just fine. find any kind of lint-free cloth, and go to town.
if you wanna go the extra mile, you can use a solution of water and isopropyl alcohol, gruv-glide, or similar. if its safe enough for your records, it probably wont be eating through any silicon wafers, and im pretty sure it wont readily react with any metals either. also, it really wont have a chance to, because the alcohol will evaporate very quickly. as long as youre in there, you can use the aforementioned compressed air and get rid of any dust you find. once youre done, put everything back together. to avoid a short circuit, i'd leave it sit for a while to make sure that everything has evaporated before you plug it back in.
now your cdj will be squeaky clean.
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| Originally posted by Acid John *disclaimer* acid john is in no way a professional anything */disclaimer* |
i've had shit spill on my denon cdj's and they're still fine. unplug them for a day or so and let them dry off.
a friend got his wisky/coca on my cdj-200, i cleaned every part which got involve and it still works fine. just be sure its clean
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| Originally posted by hooj1 i spilled some beer on mine (had a big drink and someone made me laugh). the cdj was pretty wet so i stopped it dryed it off and its been fine ever since. that was about two years ago. |
I think the key whenever liquid is spilt onto any electronic device is to switch the thing off immediately, and remove any battery/power source.
Once, while very drunk, I was texting someone while having a piss at a party. The phone went straight down the bog. I swiftly rescued the piss soaked item, removed the battery quicker than you could say 'I'm a total pecker' and left it in the airing cupboard overnight.
Nursing a hangover the next day, i connected the battery, fired the little beauty up and was happy to find that it worked as it did before it's trip down the shit chute.
Happy ending.
Jarv
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| Originally posted by Jarvmeister I think the key whenever liquid is spilt onto any electronic device is to switch the thing off immediately, and remove any battery/power source. Once, while very drunk, I was texting someone while having a piss at a party. The phone went straight down the bog. I swiftly rescued the piss soaked item, removed the battery quicker than you could say 'I'm a total pecker' and left it in the airing cupboard overnight. Nursing a hangover the next day, i connected the battery, fired the little beauty up and was happy to find that it worked as it did before it's trip down the shit chute. Happy ending. Jarv |
tuss... you need to come round on the weekends and spin with DannyO and myself... 
Can anyone help me? I have a cdj-200, it started giving me this e3801 error so i took it to a shop around here that is pioneer certified and so on. They fixed the optical cd reading part and gave it back to me for 150 dollars. Happy to get it back I load up some cds only to find that it works for about 2-3 songs then gives me the e3801 error again. I take it back to them, they tell me that it must be the cds im using, but the cds i use work fine on my other cdj, my computer, and my cd player in my car. They take it apart look through it and find "a cable is loose on the inside". They also told me before the loose cable that it worked fine for them. Now they repaired the loose cable for free and gave it back to me. 2-3 songs into using it again, BAM e8301. Im getting ready to take it back again this week. Any opinions, similar experiences? I am about to either email pioneer with my problems hoping they care, or call it scrap and look into other CDjs on the market. I have only had them for a year and 4 months, so barely miss the warranty =/.
any response is appreciated, and sorry for the long read.
Uh your best bet is to put that in a new thread, not in this thread.
Edit: It's probably defective but there has been other people who've experienced this problem before, on the CDJ 800s. Sometimes it happens with use, but since yours is probably new and is happening right away, yeah your best bet is to exchange it for one that works.
I have the CDJ 1000 MK2s, haven't had this problem or heard about it on them, only the lesser models seem to have this problem, dunno why...because they make more of them perhaps and with slightly cheaper parts. Not sure...
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| Originally posted by Inertia i can imagine you sold it... i mean, you are now pressing up a shitpiss phone to your face every time someone calls! |
I opened one of my CDJ-800s, as the platter was getting "Stuck" - it just needed a clean - too much dust.
its not that hard to open, just keep track of the screws, and have a big clear table to work on, as the top of the unit, cant be removed from the bottom as it is connected by a large ribbon. but you can open it, and if its unplugged, and has been for a few hours, a (slightly) damp cloth might get rid of any beer.
wait for it to dry. Beer doesn't have anything it that is corrosive to eletronic parts. The only thing it will do is get sticky if you don't get all the liquid out, if it works now you'll be fine.
<---ChemE
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| Originally posted by J:\Digital tuss... you need to come round on the weekends and spin with DannyO and myself... |
How many of those 9 buk jugs did Dean have?
Im laughing in my seat at work as i type
No seriously why would he do that?
Cool flyer though.
Oh, and remember burnsie. Ill have to come down one weekend to watch.
Signed
Sweds.
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| Originally posted by sweds00 How many of those 9 buk jugs did Dean have? Im laughing in my seat at work as i type No seriously why would he do that? Cool flyer though. Oh, and remember burnsie. Ill have to come down one weekend to watch. Signed Sweds. |
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| Originally posted by definetly, i'll look into that, i play at sals every thursday if you feel like stopping in for a beer. where about do you live in the city? |
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