CD Player Circuit Board

[Deathtrap]

Hi Everyone,
First let me explain my problem than I will go to the question.
I have a son that is mentally handicap, physically handicap, blind, non-verbal, etc. You get the picture.
He likes to listen to music, in particular CD's that I burn for him from Barney and Winnie the Pooh.
I have a bunch of CD players (all the same players), but because he uses them so much, they start to develop problems.
I am not an electronic engineer, I am actually a mechanical engineer (this is where you laugh, course, and make fun of me......).
So, my knowledge on electronics is limited. I have been trying to troubleshoot the problem with the players, since they seem to have the same problem, and found that there is a particular chip that malfunctioned.
Now here is the quicker. The manufacturer probably found out about the problem and changed the main circuit board where this particular chip is not in it, so it doesn't have the same problem.

My question to you all is this, where can I buy this specific board for the radio, so I don't have to worry about trying to change the chip on every single CD player that we have?

I appreciate any help.

Thank you.

 

[augustinetez]

Highly unlikely will get a circuit board these days unfortunately.

Can you post the make and model of the CD player.

 

[Lightium]

Good night to you. Yes, it's gonna be that you will have to learn to solder and not just solder, but to solder SMD devices which are very small.

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

It's EXTREMELY unlikely that boards are available, and if they were would almost certainly cost more than a new CD Player.

What makes you think it's a chip that's failed?, the VAST majority of CD Player problems are down the the Laser assembly, optics, and occasionally motors - electronics failures are pretty rare.

 

[Deathtrap]

Thank you for the reply. I really appreciate it.

I didn't think getting the board was going to be easy, but I had to try.

Like Lightium said, I really don't want to learn how to solder SMD devices.

The reason I know it is the board, is because I have a bunch of these players (at least 10) and I was able to troubleshoot by changing parts and zeroing on the board. Now, I think it is a particular chip because it gets very hot, and it burned the back of the board where it is mounted. I am willing to buy the chip and try to solder it, but I need to practice first.

Once again, thank you.

 

[Lightium]

Post some macro-pics of both sides of the board if you would.