Hi everyone,
I have read your topics on home repair of cam carders and get the
message that do-it-yourself is NOT RECOMMENDED.
It is the usual situation where I have a camcorder which has a smalll
fault but I would like to experiment with it to see if I can get the
problem solved. I have looked on the net and found where the problem
probably lies.

All I would like to know is what the parts of the camcorder look like
and can anyone post some diagrams to show me what is what. I have taken
the cam corder apart about 20 times and successfully reassembled it.

The unit is a Sony (very unreliable brand so I am told) CCD-TRV24E
Video Camera (Pal) .

Problem:

Video camera will load a tape and then work for a about 45 seconds,
then the eject indicator blinks in the viewfinder and the unit beeps.
When the eject button is pressed, the unit goes through the procedure
of tape spooling back into cassette but often will not fully eject.The
unit then will not allow the tape to be removed.If teh unit is totally
dismantled, the eject button often then allows the tape to be removed
and then it can be loaded as above.


Answer on the net:

By description of the symptom, check Take up reel. May be bad. Check
or replace reel sensor. If the transport eats tape? check clutch. If
this unit is CCD-TR, you must replace reels table (take up and supply)
is very common to crack bab(???spelling error). And clean contacts on
flex board connection on bottom of transport, intermittent contact may
cause error on sensors job.

Yes, any comments except "don't do it" will be appreciated as this
video camera is waiting for the bin.

So once again:

All I would like to know is what the parts of the camcorder look like
and can anyone post some diagrams to show me what is what please?