If you mean the Infra Red diode in the center....not sensor....we use the Radio Shack High Output Led Pt.# 276-143 $1.69 ========================== Jeff Stielau Shoreline Electronics Repair 344 East Main Street Clinton,CT 06413 860-399-1861 860-664-3535 (fax) jstielau@xxxxxxxx ======================== "If you push something hard enough it will fall over." Fudd's First Law of Opposition - Sir Sidney Fudd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin" <kevintv@xxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 3:30 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: FIXED Symphonic W13TVCRG, 13" TV/VCR, shuts down after 10 seconds > I found a bad connection on the right sensor and thought I had it fixed. > Thirty minutes later the tape stopped again so I replaced the center > sensor with a used one and it has been working for 5 hours now. > > Will a sensor from any VCR work as a replacement? Or do I need to get > one from Symphonic? I pulled one from another 13" TV/VCR. Thanks to > all the replies. > > Kevin Wilks > Kevin's TV & Video Repair > Penticton BC Canada > kevintv@xxxxxxx > > > -----Original Message----- > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bruce Tiedeman > Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 3:26 PM > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Symphonic W13TVCRG, 13" TV/VCR, shuts down > after 10 seconds > > > > Kevin, I had a similar problem with a Sylvania unit, could be the same. > I > changed the center LED and cleaned mode switch again and this finally > fixed > the set. Mine would start up and play for 30 seconds then shut down the > T.V > and VCR. I was chasing the problem to the power supply (mine came in > with > power supply blown also) which I fixed, then had other problems, until > one > of the tech's helped me with this fix! > Bruce. > > Note: This was my similar Problem!!(Subject: [TechAssist] 14"Syl TV/VCR > (WLTR13G)1997.POWER SUPPLY PROBLEM?) > > > B&T Electronics > 139 Margaret St > Sarnia Ontario > Canada > N7T 2Y3 > 519 344 1850 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin" <kevintv@xxxxxxx> > To: "TECH-ASSIST" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 2:41 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Symphonic W13TVCRG, 13" TV/VCR, shuts down after > 10 > seconds > > > > The tape will play for an hour or so and then just shut the TV off and > > unload the tape. If I turn the TV/VCR back on the tape is then > ejected. > > Then the tape will only play for about 10 seconds before the TV shuts > > off and the tape unloads from the video drum again. I cleaned the 3 > > sensors, cleaned a very dirty mode switch, and checked the 3 voltage > > regulators. What else could be my problem? > > > > Kevin Wilks > > Kevin's TV & Video Repair > > Penticton BC Canada > > kevintv@xxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -- > --- > > Lost Password: > > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > Email Archives: > > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ----- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/