[TechAssist] Re: RCA DVD Recorder
- From: Paul <dntwntv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 14:35:31 -0700 (PDT)
Jonas
That is the same information that I got when working on a similar unit.
If the parts suppliers do not have parts that aught to be a clue that it is not
repairable.
Paul
jonas miglinas <miglinasj@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Well that's the problem. The warranty says authorized service center should
repair, but the distributor says "no parts". Tritronics has it listed as
"exchange only, no parts available". Guess I'll have to email Thomson and
see what is the policy on these units.
Jonas Miglinas
Miglinas TV
Chicagobv
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 7:34 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA DVD Recorder
> 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"
> To:
> 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:
> | To:
> | 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
> | >
> | >
> |
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