Ken, Thanks for the tips, that's what I was afraid of. Chances are I'll replace a bunch only to have a few others go bad in the future. Customer may not want this repaired, so it may become the shops, if this becomes the case I will crack it open. In the meantime, if anyone has other tips regarding this camcorder please send them along. David Lessard Alexandria, Ontario, Canada Mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of gulftech@xxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 4:54 PM To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sony Camcorder - CCD-F55 - Eject Sign Present With Tape Loaded David, Unless this is your unit or you REALLy need the work, give it back to them. Both problems are probably bad caps. The EVF is most likely a bad C438, 22@16. The other problem is likely that the drum motor doesn't turn, causing it to error to eject mode. If so, examine the SS100 board for leaky s/m caps. You may find a bunch bad. Good luck, Kenneth Smith Gulf Technical Services 3034 Gulf Breeze Parkway Gulf Breeze, FL 32563 850-934-8324 (Voice) 850-932-0819 (Fax) On Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:36:36 -0400 "David Lessard" <mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Tape loads ok but eject sign appears a few seconds after tape loads > then > no functions, i.e. RW, FF, PLAY, etc because unit thinks there is no > tape. Euras database has a tip on this but I'm not a member. Second > problem: In CAM mode, view finder image is out of sync vertically. > Do > any of these problems sound familiar to anyone? > > Thanks, > > David Lessard > Mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Alexandria, Ontario, Canada > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ---- > This Email List is Public. Remove: > http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm > Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login > Problems?". > Appliance Repair List: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/chatjoin.htm#app > Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----- This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Appliance Repair List: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/chatjoin.htm#app Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Appliance Repair List: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/chatjoin.htm#app Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/