We used to do that too. Had one person that did nothing but replace caps in camcorders. About half worked after the caps were replaced. Had another tech that did nothing but troubleshoot the ones that didnt work after the caps were replaced. Usually eaten traces or thru holes. Sometimes corrosion under ICs or other components. Sometimes we just could not fix a board and had to replace it. Some camcorders came back later with corrosion damage and we had to fix for free. Canon camcorders were damaged worse than the Sonys. We charged $150 to $300. But now you can buy a new one for $250 with a color LCD so those days are gone. Jerry Silverman Greentron Inc 4 Newland Ave Greenville SC 29609 Fax/Phone 864 232 3889 greentron@xxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "tvservice" <tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 5:12 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sony Camcorder - CCD-F55 - Eject Sign Present With Tape Loaded > We used to send these camcorders to Video Services in Fort Worth, Tx > He always fixed by replacing about 100 surface mount caps. > These camcorders must have been built with Mitsubishi caps ;>) > > Robert > tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > H & H Electronics Inc > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Lessard" <mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 3:52 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sony Camcorder - CCD-F55 - Eject Sign Present With > Tape Loaded > > > > Forgot to mention the scrambled image is also the same when connected to > > the camcorder's composite output. > > > > David Lessard > > Mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > Alexandria, Ontario, Canada > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Lessard > > Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 4:37 PM > > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [TechAssist] Sony Camcorder - CCD-F55 - Eject Sign Present With > > Tape Loaded > > > > 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/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/