You dont have to take the board out, just remove the lense assembly. In the center front, right underneath where the lense was, is a ribbon connector. At the top left of the connector, a 1 ufd ceramic chip capacitor is missing. The lense had smashed against it. Jerry Silverman Greentron Inc 4 Newland Ave Greenville SC 29609 864 232 3889 Fax 271 2080 mailto:greentron@xxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "becyn" <becyn@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 11:06 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: panasonic PV-L678D camcord drum "windup" > Hello Jerry, > > I finally got back to that camcorder and pulled the pcb out. I am having > trouble finding the cap/location to which you refered. To the upper left > there are mostly sm resistors and transistors. Is it under the bottom > shield? Also, I have found nothing rattling around inside either. > > Am I looking in the wrong place? > > 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 4:09 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: panasonic PV-L678D camcord drum "windup" > > > > When the camcorder gets a good blow, due to the construction of the > circuit > > board, a 1 ufd ceramic chip cap pops off the circuit board and you lose > the > > drum FG. The chip is just to the upper left of the drum motor ribbon > > connector. I have had that about three times. > > Jerry Silverman > > Greentron Inc > > 4 Newland Ave > > Greenville SC 29609 > > 864 232 3889 > > Fax 271 2080 > > mailto:greentron@xxxxxxx > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "becyn" <becyn@xxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 12:03 PM > > Subject: [TechAssist] panasonic PV-L678D camcord drum "windup" > > > > > > > Hello all, > > > I have this camcorder that the drum goes to max speed and shuts down. > > > > > > Has anyone seen this symptom before? > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > **************************************************************************** > > * > > > Classifieds! Buy or Sell! > > > http://sell.tech-assist.org > > > The Tech Address Book: > > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm > > > Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: > > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm > > > Lost Password: > > > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". > > > Email Archives: > > > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > > > > > **************************************************************************** > * > > Classifieds! Buy or Sell! > > http://sell.tech-assist.org > > The Tech Address Book: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm > > Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm > > Lost Password: > > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". > > Email Archives: > > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > **************************************************************************** * > Classifieds! Buy or Sell! > http://sell.tech-assist.org > The Tech Address Book: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm > Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > ***************************************************************************** Classifieds! Buy or Sell! http://sell.tech-assist.org The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/