Jerry, I'm sure this camcorder has the capacitor problem because you can smell that old familiar smell when they leak but yet you cannot see any signs of leakage, but the customer has decided to buy new so in the old bone yard it goes. Thanks Tom Berger Tri-County TV Robbinsville North Carolina 28771 (tricountytv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) ----- Original Message ----- From: "J Silverman" <greentron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 8:48 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sears Camcorder (help) > My former camcorder tech could probably have answered that question. For me, > I look at the date of mfr and compare it with the OEM models for that year. > As for the tape problem, change the pinch roller before doing anything else. > I see we have a bunch of those camcorders in our boneyard because people did > not want to pay for fixing the capacitor problems. > Jerry Silverman > Greentron Inc > 4 Newland Ave Greenville SC 29609 > 864 232 3889 Fax 271 2080 > greentron@xxxxxxx > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Tri-County Tv <tricountytv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 8:39 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sears Camcorder (help) > > > > Jerry, > > Do you have a specific Hitachi model cross? Or perhaps any tips > > concerning the Sears or Hitachi camcorders of this type. I also noticed > that > > when it loads the tape, and you press play, sometimes the tape starts to > > creep up and curl the edge of the tape, looks like not enough(or to much) > > pressure on the pinch roller. Have you seen that problem before? > > Tom Berger > > Tri-County TV > > Robbinsville > > North Carolina 28771 > > (tricountytv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "J Silverman" <greentron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 3:14 PM > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sears Camcorder (help) > > > > > > > Those were made by Hitachi and were notorious for capacitor problems. > > > Jerry Silverman > > > Greentron Inc > > > 4 Newland Ave > > > Greenville SC 29609 > > > 864 232 3889 > > > Fax 271 2080 > > > mailto:greentron@xxxxxxx > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Tri-County Tv" <tricountytv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 11:17 AM > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Sears Camcorder (help) > > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > This Sears Camcorder model 934.53801190 came in for no video > on > > > viewfinder, when in camera mode, picture looks like out of sync, but on > > > playback picture is just white raster. I am wondering if this camcorder > > will > > > cross to another brand and perhaps someone would have a service manual > or > > > tips. This is the model that has the video head tucked around the corner > > > from the tape inside the hand grip.I noticed main board has alot of > > surface > > > mount caps, but none have any signs of leakage. The problem does look > like > > a > > > cap problem, but would be so much easier to trouble shoot with the > > > schematic. > > > > Tom Berger > > > > Tri-County TV > > > > Robbinsville > > > > North Carolina 28771 > > > > (tricountytv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) > > > > > > > > > > **************************************************************************** > > > * > > > > Classifieds! 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