If you are a little bit handy, you could remove the mechanism. It is not hard. The package would be relatively small and you could send it to us for maintenance. We are happy to help. We have a detailed video available on how to remove the mechanism.

@@DRDCC Thank You very much Sir and I will certainly look for your Upload of that as I think that would be the way to tackle this as sending the full player may be costly as well as a risk of postal damage. I Really appreciate your help on this 🙏

@@TheNeilo-Audiosound This is the video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hNuke8Kbz7i0eZs.html

Please visit forum.dccmuseum.com for the fastest help.

You would have to replace all 17 smd capacitors. We have a video about this as well.

@@DRDCC Ok thanks l will see the vídeo.

Most likely the capacitors are leaking and caused damage. Unless you are willingly entering a project, be careful. Consider buying only a fully restored one.

@@DRDCC Have a good ( and low price ) mechanic ) , maby he will look at it ? Want to record digital , how much can i record digital on a cassette tape ? Have also a Pioneer CT - W806DR with digital processing with 20 bit A/D - D/ A converter. Is this better to record ( as much as it can ) than Philips DC 900 ?

@@stiffe68 Maybe it will be ok. It all depends on the price you need to pay for the unit plus repair. We are happy to help as well. You can record up your 90 minutes on a DCC. There are also 105 minute tapes, but those are a rare find.

@@DRDCC Thanks ! How much DCC900 record digital in or convert to tape ? Have a Pioneer CT-W806DR that have 20 Bit A/D - D/A converter digital prosessing system. Is the DC900 better ? Pioneer better ? There are a digital in with Pioneer.

Hi,. Only 5 smd capacitors. Those are the problem ones on this board. The regular through hole on the other side are ok. Your 951 is not the same as the early 900. The 951 was made years later in 1994/1995.

@@DRDCC I just get sound out of the DCC951, but only when I play the demonstration DCC cassette, if I play a pre-recorded title or one I had recorded, there be no sound and say sometimes clean head, it not say it whit the demonstration cassette, and wen try a regular analog cassette, only hear blop....blop...about ever second, sound as a broke capacitor, but weird that the demo cassette just seems to play,s just ok

It,s the DCC DEMON STRATION cassette (Polygram special projects) that I only can hear, I do have the TOTALLY DCC SADC 546 cassette, but it gets broken in the DCC134/00 small player that had fallen on the ground ones and not be working, but if I m correct I must have 2 off those TOTALLY DCC SADC 546 cassette,s ( recorded in the USA)

​@@DRDCCMy DCC 951be back alive and good working Only did replace the power capacitor (50v 2200 μF) And on all those SMD capacitors in my machine was nothing leaking or bad to see In my DCC951 think from 2015 And It seems to be Panasonic brand If correct some more (a total of 19 SMD (12 x10μF, 7x47μF) presumably also better quality than those previously used SMD capacitors in other models, And if some extra MSDs have been used in the later 951 version. the temperature would then be better spread over the multiple parallel-connected SMDs and therefore less burdensome My cleaning cassette seems not to be working as not did make swipe moves, did notes it after had opening the top cap. of the DCC 951 So did tried it with a cotton swab and Propranolol Alcohol, but still kept it giving clean head and dropouts problems So I had cleaned the head and drive with a cotton swab with a little CONTACT CLEANER on it and it DID plays like new again,😏👍 (contact cleaner also can release some oxidation/corrosion attack and protected also) And P.S Here ones in the news, is that EEC concluded out of an investigation that ten electrolytic cap manufacturers from Asia did form a price cartel, at least between 1997 up to 2014., that maybe was be the issue of some bad capacitors in those that time 🤔