Title says it all……
There’s a fair bit of talk how ‘precious’ our chosen equipment can be to outside influence.
I don’t keep the puck for my CDR3 inside it due to fear it might (solar storm/tsunami/zombie apocalypse) disappear inside it.
Is it magnetized? Is there anything really fragile inside my Nait 3 it could damage if it sits on there?
The technical/electronic engineer in me says no. But what do I know!
Thoughts?
I am not sure which type of puck you have on your player but I think it is one of them with small rubber pads. If so over time these can flatten if kept in the machine drawer due to the magnets clamping down on them. So it is a practical and good idea to only use the puck when playing a CD.
The pads can be fluffed up a bit if they do go flat and you are having trouble with CDs not playing well. It needs to be done gently but it can help to get them back to how they were.
If by some accident it did ever fall inside it is easy enough to get the cover off and get it out with care.
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Even if it has the rubber rings you can leave it in the player, just with no CD.
Just turn it upside down problem solved 
I don’t agree keeping a CD plus puck in the player (that has the rubber pads) is worse but it is best not to keep it in a compressed state by being left in the machine in my view.
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You may not agree, but if you have a puck with the rubber rings and you put it back on the platter, the rings won’t touch anything and will not compress, so long as you remove the CD before placing the puck.
For the pucks without the rings, it matters not whether you remove the CD.
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I did not mention or apply the description to pucks without the rings.
Having looked at our CDX, I’m pretty sure that the rubber rings are not compressed when no CD is present. (and I think our CD3.5 uses the same mech.)
If folks are concerned that this might be an issue, then I’d be happy to get my macro lens out tomorrow and take some pics.
Edit: with no CD in place, both of ours have air under the rubber rings.
According to the website of those fine chaps in St. Albans, it’s a CLAMP-3 (for VAM1205 mechs), which covers CD 2, CD 3, CD 3.5, CD 5, CDX, CDS 2.
Indeed, over time the rubber rings can get compressed, certainly if the puck is left on the CDM with a CD in situ… however it’s simple to remedy. Get a cocktail stick and gently ease the rings out a bit from the puck and all is generally good again.
Not all CDs are the same depth, and when the rings start to compress, you may find some thinner CDs start to slip and won’t play. The cocktail stick method usually works. This is what I do with my CDX2 original.
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This has never occurred to me with the compression of the puck’s rubber rings. I leave a CD and puck in the CDP to prevent dust from gathering on the laser. I may have to rethink things as I did not wish to leave the puck outside to collect dust. CDP is a CD5XS.
Mitch in Oz.
But does your clamp actually have the three rubber rings?
As it turns out, it does not. A warm cup of tea and we have tranquillity.
I can relax again. Thank you.
Warm regards,
Mitch in Oz.