I'll second that! Jim McVey McVey Alltronix 327 Broadway Newburgh Ny 12550 ph: 845 561 8383 fx: 845 561 9017 Consumer electronics & computer service. Factory authorized for over twenty brands. ----- Original Message ----- From: "J Silverman" <greentron@xxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 12:35 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sony CCD-TR400 camcorder > From the complaint, the symptoms, the model, the age, I have to concurr with > the defective electrolytics post. An ESR meter will spot most of the bad > ones. Some cannot be detected in-circuit because of interference from > inductors and other caps on the same trace. I always spot check the caps > first because its quick and easy and saves a lot of time if you come up with > groups of bad ones. Without fixing anything you can give the customer an > estimate. They will surely decline it because they can get a new one with > more features for $300 or a refurb from a Sony outlet store for $200. At > least you get the checkout fee. > Jerry Silverman > Greentron Inc > 4 Newland Ave > Greenville SC 29609 > 864 232 3889 > Fax 271 2080 > mailto:greentron@xxxxxxx > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ty" <ty1k@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 9:59 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sony CCD-TR400 camcorder > > > > Jerry, > > Go to the download center and find sy-ccdtr42. > > It should be there within the hour. > > Ty > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jerry > > Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 6:56 PM > > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sony CCD-TR400 camcorder > > > > > > Thanks for the reply, Ron. I didn't see any obvious signs of cap leakage > or > > bad foil. > > > > Jerry Eiting > > Christians Electronic Service > > Troy, Ohio > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ron Miller d.b.a. Country TV" <rlmbkm@xxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 9:32 PM > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sony CCD-TR400 camcorder > > > > > > | That's an old one< NWR. Most likely bad SM-capes and eaten circuit > traces. > > | Country TV > > | Ron Miller > > | Inez, TX. 77968 > > | > > | ----- Original Message ----- > > | From: "Jerry" <geiting@xxxxxxxxxx> > > | To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > | Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 8:24 PM > > | Subject: [TechAssist] Sony CCD-TR400 camcorder > > | > > | > > | > I'm looking for a service manual & tips for this camcorder. > Customer's > > | complaint was that it won't focus, but when I tried it, it was dead. > Upon > > | applying power the cylinder will spin up to a very high speed, but > nothing > > | else happens and then it shuts down. My initial checks found no fuses > > bad, > > | and the loading mech. works normally (when I supplied it with power to > > | load/unload it). I suspect a supply is missing, but have no info on > this > > | unit and found nothing in the archives on this unit. > > | > Thanks! > > | > > > | > Jerry Eiting > > | > Christians Electronic Service > > | > Troy, Ohio > > | > > > | > > > | > > > | > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > | --- > > | > Lost Password: > > | > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > | > Email Archives: > > | > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > | > > > | > > | > > | --- > > | Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > | Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > | Version: 6.0.688 / Virus Database: 449 - Release Date: 5/18/2004 > > | > > | > > > | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > --- > > | Lost Password: > > | http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > | Email Archives: > > | //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > - > > Lost Password: > > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > Email Archives: > > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > > Lost Password: > > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > Email Archives: > > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/