On Mar 19, 6:25*pm, "William Sommerwerck"
wrote:
Mark, your "real" problem is that you object to throwaway products, as I do.

Sony is morally obliged to help you find a satisfactory solution. There is
no good reason why an item of this sort should fail after six years and be
non-repairable. At the least, Sony should refund your purchase price.

William, did you just assign moral obligation to a major corportion?
That's piling-on after the Supremes' decision in Citizens United v
FEC, didn't you know that corporations have all the rights of people
with none of the moral obligations? You must be an
anarchist... ;-) The box was pricey at $1500 and I'm pretty sure
there will be no refunds. While I appreciate your point of view and
agree with it in principal ---

PRAGMATICALLY, I need assistance from someone on the forum in trying
to find a source for parts for the DW-U15A or a replacement. Also, am
I on the right track to think I can replace the optical deck (burner
sled) as a parts swap without having an osciliscope or other high end
test gear? Any ideas other than to go all Guy Fawkes on Sony? PLEASE
HELP IF YOU CAN.