"T i m" wrote in message
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Hi All,

Our Panasonic NV-HD660 video recorder decided tonight that it prefers
to sleep than do anything much more than play?

It started by the missus having trouble ejecting a vid. I did it ok
(by holding the flap up) but that was just the first sign.

When you tell it to FF / RW etc it starts for maybe a second then just
shuts down?

This smacks of some sort of PSU problem (dry cap?) or maybe a 'common
fault' with this chassis / psu?

As an (ex) electronics / datacomms service engineer (in the days when
you actually fixed things rather than changing a complete panel) and
still have a scope / FC / DMM's etc and don't mind having a go myself
with the right pointers.

So, before I go down to the electronics sheds (via the skip) anyone
know this fault (and how to cure it) please?

All the best ..

My HD600 was recently ressurected after I replaced the small worm gear on
the end of the load motor. This had become cracked and I've been told that
this is common. Open your machine and inspect this item.