# In-car CD player playing up...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-car-cd-player-playing-up/372815>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 15, 2006, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-car-cd-player-playing-up/372815 "2006-09-15T08:26:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Martiju](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@Martiju](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martiju)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2006, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-car-cd-player-playing-up/372815/1 "2006-09-15T08:26:34Z")

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I have a Blaupunkt 6-CD changer in my car. Most of the time it works fine, but every so often it goes through a period where it seems to randomly reject the discs, often in the middle of a track.

I’ve tried cleaning the heads, but I suspect it has something to do with temperature/moisture buildup. My next plan is to remove the magazine everytime I’m out of the car, in the hope of keeping it dry and warm. Is this sensible - or is there another likely reason for the problem?

All advice gratefully received!

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**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2006, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-car-cd-player-playing-up/372815/2 "2006-09-15T10:11:27Z")

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In-dash CD changers often crap out if you use CD-Rs. Something to do with the blank discs being a slightly different thickness. Are you using pre-recorded or home-made discs?

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**Author:** ![Martiju](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@Martiju](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martiju)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2006, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-car-cd-player-playing-up/372815/3 "2006-09-15T10:26:03Z")

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[QUOTE=Colophon]  
In-dash CD changers often crap out if you use CD-Rs. Something to do with the blank discs being a slightly different thickness. Are you using pre-recorded or home-made discs?  
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I’ve been using a mixture, but it happens with pre-recorded discs as much, if not more, than my own ones…