[TechAssist] Re: Sharp Camcorder VL-L50u Dead unit - Fish caps ?
- From: "J Silverman" <greentron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 16:43:27 -0500
I recall one of those where the caps were only defective in the video
section. Came back about three weeks later with servo caps leaking. Had to
fix for free. Came back four weeks later. Caps bad in camera head. Had to
fix for free. Came back one week later. Caps bad in power section. Had to
fix for free. Customer complained to Better Business Bureau that we
obviously didnt know what we were doing and should not be allowed to
represent ourselves as camcorder servicers. Expected a medal for heroic
effort. Got an arrow through the head.
Jerry Silverman
Greentron Inc
4 Newland Ave
Greenville SC 29609
864 232 3889
Fax 271 2080
mailto:greentron@xxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: <rogerfixit@xxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 9:07 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sharp Camcorder VL-L50u Dead unit - Fish caps ?
>
> Leroy- keep records and let us know what you find. Sometimes you get
> lucky - like I did on a Sears unit - only the autofucus board was bad.
> Thanx
> Roger G.
>
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> On Sun, 19 Jan 2003 14:22:18 -0700 "LeRoy Westlund" <llw@xxxxxxxxxx>
> writes:
> >
> > Thanks, Jerry.
> > I'm going to spend a couple hours on this one,...but, won't waste
> > anymore
> > time if it's turns out to be a major repair.
> > Just trying to help an ole friend. Some times it's hard to say NO to
> > some
> > people.
> >
> > LLW
> >
> > LeRoy Westlund
> > Westlund TV & Electronics " Walk tall,...Walk straight
> > 93 North Main and look the world
> > Centerfield, UT 84622-0087 right in the eye "
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> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: J Silverman <greentron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Sunday, January 19, 2003 1:46 PM
> > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sharp Camcorder VL-L50u Dead unit - Fish
> > caps ?
> >
> >
> > >
> > >Had quite a few of those with that complaint and fixed very few
> > even though
> > >we do have the manual and the benefit of Sharp T/A. The ones we did
> > fix
> > were
> > >caps in various places, rotted out thru holes, and the connector to
> > the
> > >operations pcb. On the ones we couldnt fix, where the standby power
> > was OK,
> > >the micro was just not scanning the operations keys, even though
> > everything
> > >at the micro was as it should be. Big mistake - changed the micro!
> > Sharp
> > >figured that during the initialization when the battery is first
> > connected
> > >that the micro did not like something about the report it got from
> > the
> > >chips in some other section on the communication busses, so the
> > micro went
> > >into the "dont scan the operations keys" mode. So its probably caps
> > and
> > thru
> > >holes somewhere. ESR measurement points out most of the bad ones
> > but the
> > >circuitry interferes with some of the ESR measurements, and some of
> > the
> > caps
> > >are none-polars which are hard to come by.
> > >Jerry Silverman
> > >Greentron Inc
> > >4 Newland Ave
> > >Greenville SC 29609
> > >864 232 3889
> > >Fax 271 2080
> > >mailto:greentron@xxxxxxx
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "LeRoy Westlund" <llw@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > >To: "TechAssist" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 8:16 PM
> > >Subject: [TechAssist] Sharp Camcorder VL-L50u Dead unit - Fish caps
> > ?
> > >
> > >
> > >>
> > >> Hi Gang,
> > >> I have repaired this Sharp camcorder model VL-L50u about a year
> > ago. At
> > >that
> > >> time I replaced a "Fish" cap C973 with a regular cap, and run a
> > jumper
> > >wire
> > >> to the fuse.
> > >> It is now back in here, with another NO power problem.
> > >> This time, I have the +6 volts to the fuse, from the AC adaptor,
> > but,
> > unit
> > >> will not power up. All 3 fuses are good. I am wondering if it is
> > worth
> > >while
> > >> to remove and check some more "Fish" caps in the power supply
> > area. I
> > told
> > >> the customer that if I fix it, the repair may not be reliable.
> > >> He said to go ahead and try.
> > >> I guess what I'm asking of the list members, is.....which caps
> > are the
> > >most
> > >> likely to cause a NO pwr. problem ? I have no schematics on this
> > unit.
> > >>
> > >> Thanks for any help,
> > >> LLW
> > >>
> > >> LeRoy Westlund
> > >> Westlund TV & Electronics " Walk tall,...Walk straight
> > >> 93 North Main and look the
> > world
> > >> Centerfield, UT 84622-0087 right in the eye "
> > >> Ph./Fax 435-528-3822
> > >> mailto:LLW@xxxxxxxxxx
> > >>
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