Hi, taking fotos is a very good idea. Documenting with fotos before and after the operation... i do it also before beginning a difficult repair or a unit without documents... Did you pull any connectors, plugs or something like that? Is it possible to assemble them the other way round? Or shift it by a pin...? Or forget a connector? Pins can break in the solder pad... Blown fuse? Disconnect the repaired drive and remove it, a center should also run without it and start again. Good luck! Martin

Thank you Martin Very good points indeed. Thank you Could a wiring connector misplaced cause the whole system to crash as opposed to just the cassette player? I’m getting no display lights at all nor any functionality from buttons. You’ve raised some good ideas though and I think I’ll lift the covers again and check the loom connections with the early photos.

I’ve checked the connectors and two glass fuses I found but all appear to be correctly fitted and working.