wrote:
Hi,

I recently bought a Quad 66 CD player. In the manual it mentions
'transit screws' that need to be removed before use. There is no
diagram showing where the screws are nor is there a description of what
they look like. I asked the person I bought the player off and he
couldn't remember taking any screws out of it.

Looking at the bottom of the player I can see two threaded brass
inserts. If this is where the screws go the actual screws must be of a
specific length. There are also two other black screws in the area of
the transport mechanism but they look more likely to be involved with
holding the unit together.

Can someone who knows this player give me some info on this?

Thanks,

John Smith.

wrote:

Hi,

I recently bought a Quad 66 CD player. In the manual it mentions
'transit screws' that need to be removed before use. There is no
diagram showing where the screws are nor is there a description of what
they look like. I asked the person I bought the player off and he
couldn't remember taking any screws out of it.

Looking at the bottom of the player I can see two threaded brass
inserts. If this is where the screws go the actual screws must be of a
specific length. There are also two other black screws in the area of
the transport mechanism but they look more likely to be involved with
holding the unit together.

Can someone who knows this player give me some info on this?

Thanks,

John Smith.

Congratulations on your purchase. We hope you won't now be too superior
to know us more humble folk.

I have a Quad 66 transit screw in my hand. It is unmistakeable. The
head is very high, 3/8 to half an inch, somewhat less across; there is
a little ridge of knurling at the top, so it is clearly intended to be
operated by fingers. The shaft is part-theaded where it fits in the
case and smooth where it presumably inserts itself into a hole in the
device which requires to be locked down.

You can order new transit screws from Quad. Tell them the serial number
of the player as there are two kinds, one righthanded, one lefthanded
(which one was sent to Australia and other parts down under?); they're
colour-coded too (or used to be anyway), so you can't go wrong.

It is worth getting the transit screws if you move the Quad by car or
send it by post. The CD mechanism is the best Philips ever made but the
problem is that everyone else also knows it; the remaining stocks are
in the hands of high-end dealers and a replacement is likely to cost as
much as you paid for your CD66.

HTH.

Andre Jute
My T-shirt reads "Abelard et Heloise". It is not a reference to a
Francois Truffaut movie.