Thomson considers this a field repairable unit, although the service data on in is limited, but the DVD drive and the major pc boards are replaceable, so a service center should be able to repair this unit. Jerry Eiting geiting@xxxxxxxxxx Christian's Electronic Service Troy, Ohio ----- Original Message ----- From: "jonas miglinas" <miglinasj@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 6:49 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA DVD Recorder | I would not muck about with this DVD recorder. Just take it to a Thomson | service center and have them exchange it for you. (did a fast search on its | parts availability and there are no circuits or laser assembly available). | | Jonas Miglinas | Miglinas TV | Chicago | ----- Original Message ----- | From: <MDileo0000@xxxxxxx> | To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 4:51 PM | Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA DVD Recorder | | | > You may have a spindle motor bearing seizing up. If you can access the | motor, | > try a drop of thin oil right at the top bearing and mop off any excess | with a | > wick made from a piece of twisted newspaper. | > | > | > Dominic DiLeo | > Atlantic TV | > Freeport, Maine | > | > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | > | > In a message dated 10/12/2005 2:21:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time, | > pkthorpe@xxxxxxxxx writes: | > Hi All | > I own a RCA DVD recorder model# DRC8040N still in warranty,I am not a | Thomson | > service center . I do not have any experience on DVD recorders at all | .Here | > is what happens can record 2-3 movies then I start getting disk error,disk | > error detected, and fan failure. I cleaned the fan with some canned air | started to | > work,but still disk error.I called RCA CSR said to use lens cleaner it sat | > around about a month cleaned lens,it worked fine for 3 movies recording | the 4th | > disk error. Do I have something heating up or do the CPU's in these things | > need a hard reset often. Any of you that work on these all help would be | > appreciated. | > Thanks | > Perry Thorpe | > Thorpe's Electronics | > Beattyville,KY 41311 | > pkthorpe@xxxxxxxxx | > | > | > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --- | > This Email List is accessible to the general public through search | engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm | > Set Vacation | mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation | > Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". | > Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ | > | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- | This Email List is accessible to the general public through search engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm | Set Vacation mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation | Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". | Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is accessible to the general public through search engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Set Vacation mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/