Kevin, The problem is probably in the camera DC/DC converter unit. They are notorious for capacitor failure. ESR the caps in the converter. You will probably find many with high values. I can E-Mail you the schematic if your mailbox can handle a 32 Meg file. Paul Westcott Kingsway Electronics Sudbury,Ont. 705 566-9290 westcott@xxxxxxx kingswayelectronics@xxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin" <kevintv@xxxxxxx> To: "TECH-ASSIST" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2004 9:04 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Hitachi VM-4400A camcorder, horizontal lines in pix > Tape playback is good. In camera mode there are about 10 lines across > the picture. They go down the screen quickly and then slowly stop, and > then go up the screen quickly. When the lines stop briefly I can see > that the lines look like part of the video is shifted over to the right. > On a 31" TV the lines are about 1/2" wide and 2 inches apart. If this > camcorder worked on AC I would say that caps in the P/S are bad; but > this camcorder works on DC of course. As I was typing this email, there > are now twice as many lines as before, so my problem is getting worse. > Now every second also line has a bluish tinge to it. Does this sound > like bad caps? Thanks. > > 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/