Cool, glad to hear you've got your CDZ up and running again!
My joy lasted just for a while... after some time of usage, loading was slower, then stopped. Now laser is not working. The symptoms are the same as before, disc spins for a second then stops. Now the lens has no scratches, and it worked for a while. Maybe something blew up in the laser? Any idea about what to check?
I got a generic one from eBay, about 15 euro. Maybe the quality is too low, and I wonder too if a original Sharp part can be found.Just out of interest, where did you get your replacement lens from? Generic from eBay? I'd love to be able to find stock of the original Sharp lasers...