9 Way duplicator playing up at DVinfo.net

John Mitchell · November 11th, 2009, 11:31 PM

I have a 9 way duplicator that has started to play up (only 5 of the drives burn consistently). I'm trying to nail down the most likely cause - I think i can rule out the power supply as it is the same ports and I think I can rule out the drives themselves. This really only leaves the controller which is a wytron dvd 3000 model.

I've actually swapped the drives around and the bad burns/not recognising media seem to folllow the ports themselves.

All I can tell you about when it actually started to fail my wife was helping me burn some dance concert DVD's and it took 3 hours to complete a pass - obviously one of the burns was bad and it slowed right down trying to compensate. Normally if I'd have been doing a burn and noticed a dud disc I'd have pulled it as the drives start to work really hard.

So is my best bet to buy a new controller? Is it common for these things to fail partially?

Allan Black · November 12th, 2009, 01:46 AM

Some years ago I ran studios here with a few US duplicator rigs, can't remember the brand but they came with Plextor drives. A few of these failed over the period and we replaced them with the same bought here.

If you're happy with your media, check your drives. HTH Cheers.

November 11th, 2009, 11:31 PM	#1
John Mitchell Contributor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 873	9 Way duplicator playing up I have a 9 way duplicator that has started to play up (only 5 of the drives burn consistently). I'm trying to nail down the most likely cause - I think i can rule out the power supply as it is the same ports and I think I can rule out the drives themselves. This really only leaves the controller which is a wytron dvd 3000 model. I've actually swapped the drives around and the bad burns/not recognising media seem to folllow the ports themselves. All I can tell you about when it actually started to fail my wife was helping me burn some dance concert DVD's and it took 3 hours to complete a pass - obviously one of the burns was bad and it slowed right down trying to compensate. Normally if I'd have been doing a burn and noticed a dud disc I'd have pulled it as the drives start to work really hard. So is my best bet to buy a new controller? Is it common for these things to fail partially?

November 12th, 2009, 01:46 AM	#2
Allan Black Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sydney. Posts: 2,916	Some years ago I ran studios here with a few US duplicator rigs, can't remember the brand but they came with Plextor drives. A few of these failed over the period and we replaced them with the same bought here. If you're happy with your media, check your drives. HTH Cheers. __________________ Drink more tap water. On admission at Sydney hospitals more than 5% of day patients are de-hydrated.