MiniDV cassette in Sony DCR-PC330...
 

Hi,

My teenager came up showing his Sony camcorder with the cassette stuck
halfways in/out. The LCD screen displays no error code, just 'Re-attach
the power source'. I have done that and the battery is also fully charged.

Anyone here having comments or tips on how to proceed to unhook the
stuck cassette mecanism ...?

Image of the situation: http://kuntigi.net/download/DCR-stuck.jpg

Thanks in advance

Geir

MiniDV cassette in Sony DCR-PC330...
 

On 24 mayo, 12:56, Geir Holmavatn wrote:
Hi,

My teenager came up showing his Sony camcorder with the cassette stuck
halfways in/out. *The LCD screen displays no error code, just 'Re-attach
the power source'. *I have done that and the battery is also fully charged.

Anyone here having comments or tips on how to proceed to unhook the
stuck cassette mecanism ...?

Image of the situation:http://kuntigi.net/download/DCR-stuck.jpg

Thanks in advance

Geir

Possibly a cracked gear in the tape load mech, or some mishandling,
are the cause of this. Is the tape wrapped round the drum still, can
you see?

In any case, if you are to solve this without damaging anything, at
least some disassembly will probably be needed. Search
eserviceinfo.com for the manual, or at least one for a similar model.
-B

MiniDV cassette in Sony DCR-PC330...
 

b wrote:
In any case, if you are to solve this without damaging anything, at
least some disassembly will probably be needed.

Nice thing about some manufactures, they actually put arrows on
the "Take these out" screws so you don't end up unscrewing
something and hearing the "clink of death" as a blind nut falls
off inside somewhere.

Jeff

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MiniDV cassette in Sony DCR-PC330...
 

On Mon, 24 May 2010 19:15:59 -0500, Jeffrey D Angus wrote:
b wrote:
In any case, if you are to solve this without damaging anything, at
least some disassembly will probably be needed.

Nice thing about some manufactures, they actually put arrows on
the "Take these out" screws so you don't end up unscrewing
something and hearing the "clink of death" as a blind nut falls
off inside somewhere.

Usually sony is so interested in shaving the last 100th of a penny of
the final cost, that they'll use a piece of tape instead of screws
even if it reduces the lifespan to 5%, as long as it is a likely to be
at least a day over the warranty.

MiniDV cassette in Sony DCR-PC330...
 

AZ Nomad wrote:
On Mon, 24 May 2010 19:15:59 -0500, Jeffrey D Angus wrote:
b wrote:
In any case, if you are to solve this without damaging anything, at
least some disassembly will probably be needed.

Nice thing about some manufactures, they actually put arrows on
the "Take these out" screws so you don't end up unscrewing
something and hearing the "clink of death" as a blind nut falls
off inside somewhere.

Usually sony is so interested in shaving the last 100th of a penny of
the final cost, that they'll use a piece of tape instead of screws
even if it reduces the lifespan to 5%, as long as it is a likely to be
at least a day over the warranty.

everybody does that these days. It's possible sony just just ahead of the
curve when it came to shoddy stuff.

I don't recall any other brand of television that required a 2x4 to hold
the cabinet up and from collapsing under it's own weight with the rear
cover revmoved.