Sega Saturn Hitachi Laser

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So my laser is shot. The lens itself is all cloudy on what it appears to be on the inside and it doesn't even spin up. Anyone know where I can find a replacement for the Hitachi laser? It's a HOP E-1 and I've already tried one place, but of course it didn't work.
 
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was it used for any CD Walkman's or other devices? Sometimes it's easier to just buy a walkman on ebay, and then take that laser. That's what I have to do for PCE and TG16 CD drives.
 
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I have no idea. Searching for the part doesn't come up with much.
 
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Beelzebub said:
The one here looks to match the pics on gamesx. Shipping from Hong Kong though unfortunately...
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The thing, I just tried one from what I'm guessing is a Chinese pos and it didn't even move. So I don't know about trusting another...$30 here and there adds up lol.
 
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WoodyXP said:
In my experience, no. You can't use a Sanyo drive on a Saturn that uses a JVC, vice versa.
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Oddly enough, on a SKC-1000C saturn you can. It has a JVC and Hitachi jumper inside of it. Problem is the JVC laser physically won't fit.
 
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I have a laser from a white Saturn, let me know if you can use it.
 
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Xian Xi said:
I have a laser from a white Saturn, let me know if you can use it.
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I appreciate it, but I think very few white saturns had Hitachi lasers in em. If it is a hitachi laser, it would say HOP E-1 on it
 
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I have been very curious on Saturn lasers. Most times I look it up, people tend to throw their hands up and call it a lost cause.
 
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Wachenroder said:
I have been very curious on Saturn lasers. Most times I look it up, people tend to throw their hands up and call it a lost cause.
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Problem is most if not all the new ones are some chinese made pos
 
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So I got a replacement Lens from the first place I ordered from and it still does not work. It's like it doesn't even see the damn thing. It doesn't even move the laser on the track...just stays there. If I put in the old one it works fine, but it doesn't read CDs. They are the exact same part number...GAHHHH
 
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Fox1 said:
So I got a replacement Lens from the first place I ordered from and it still does not work. It's like it doesn't even see the damn thing. It doesn't even move the laser on the track...just stays there. If I put in the old one it works fine, but it doesn't read CDs. They are the exact same part number...GAHHHH
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Check for any jumpers or jumped connections on the replacement that might need to be made/set like on the stock one, plus you might need to tune the new one.
 
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Yeah I made sure to do that...I see a red beam from the laser, but it doesn't move.
 
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