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TOPIC: Shure M105E phono cartridge - person bashing
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics.repair/t/4f8b232551a3984f?hl=en
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 18 2010 10:36 am
From: David Nebenzahl

On 11/18/2010 10:29 AM Meat Plow spake thus:

> On Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:27:36 -0800, David Nebenzahl wrote:
>
>> Careful, Meathead: after all, 'twas you who wrote in this thread:
>>
>>> N. Cook obsession noted. And laughed until breathless at.
>>
>> Or are you now claiming that this was posted by an imposter?
>
> Yes I wrote that you dumb-ass. It was a reply to your obsession with N.
> Cook. Now, fuck off child.

OK. As always, your exemplary good manners and your with and mastery of
the language are an inspiration to us all.

--
The fashion in killing has an insouciant, flirty style this spring,
with the flaunting of well-defined muscle, wrapped in flags.

- Comment from an article on Antiwar.com (http://antiwar.com)

== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 18 2010 10:46 am
From: David Nebenzahl

On 11/18/2010 10:36 AM David Nebenzahl spake thus:

> OK. As always, your exemplary good manners and your with and mastery of
> the language are an inspiration to us all.

Should be "your WIT"; I gueth I wath lithping there.

--
The fashion in killing has an insouciant, flirty style this spring,
with the flaunting of well-defined muscle, wrapped in flags.

- Comment from an article on Antiwar.com (http://antiwar.com)

== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 18 2010 11:13 am
From: Meat Plow

On Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:36:16 -0800, David Nebenzahl wrote:

> On 11/18/2010 10:29 AM Meat Plow spake thus:
>
>> On Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:27:36 -0800, David Nebenzahl wrote:
>>
>>> Careful, Meathead: after all, 'twas you who wrote in this thread:
>>>
>>>> N. Cook obsession noted. And laughed until breathless at.
>>>
>>> Or are you now claiming that this was posted by an imposter?
>>
>> Yes I wrote that you dumb-ass. It was a reply to your obsession with N.
>> Cook. Now, fuck off child.
>
> OK. As always, your exemplary good manners[SLAP]

Ah, a manners insult from the same person who posted these unprovoked
attacks on N. Cook.

"Cue N. Cook with nonsense about opening up cartridge and repairing open
winding ... or at least endless speculation about *why* it failed"

Yes Dave, belittling N. Cook for having an inquisitive and experimenter's
mindset. That's really 'good' manners huh?

And:

"But I recognize there are limits. N. Cook does not."

"Repair a lousy magnetic cartridge? Are you serious? I'll bet he would
actually get out his .5mm disc grinder if this equipment landed in his
"shop". Sheesh."

"Hey, he's free to broadcast the results of his bodgering here as much as
he likes. I'm free to ridicule him. See how that works?"

Once again Dave unprovoked, attacks M. Cook for being an experimenter
and being inquisitive. Good manners? Hardly.

It's Dave's 'do as I say (not as I do)' bizzaro-hypocrisy world.

Don't play the 'manners' card on me when you have none yourself.
Now again I urge you to fuck off.

<nods>

--
Live Fast, Die Young and Leave a Pretty Corpse

== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 18 2010 4:49 pm
From: Mike Tomlinson

In article <51780e2b87dave@davenoise.co.uk>, Dave Plowman (News)
<dave@davenoise.co.uk> writes

>With a hobby, it doesn't matter much if it takes time to fix
>something like that out of all proportion to the cost of replacement. It's
>the satisfaction you get from doing it which is priceless.

Absolutely. Not only that, you learn so much more about how what you
are fixing works, and that's useful experience for future jobs.

--
(\__/)
(='.'=)
(")_(")

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TOPIC: ASUS laptop won't charge
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics.repair/t/373b0342a210b145?hl=en
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== 1 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 18 2010 10:59 am
From: whit3rd

On Nov 18, 5:47 am, "Tim Downie" <timdownie2...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> I've got a friend's ASUS M5200 laptop that I've offered to look at.
>
> It works fine when connected to it's power supply but dies instantly if the
> power is removed.

It can be as simple as an open fuse (but it'll be a surface-mount
soldered
in fuse). It sounds like the charging circuitry isn't doing its job.
Look for
surfacemount MOSFETs that have failed if the fuse isn't the problem
(or if the fuse, when replaced, blows again).

Basically, look at the power handling discrete components (fuse, sense
resistor, PMOS switch transistors, etc.) near the battery connector.

== 2 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 18 2010 12:40 pm
From: "Tim Downie"

"whit3rd" <whit3rd@gmail.com> wrote in message news:35ea975e-fd9d-48a0-b811-aedee025585b@l8g2000yqh.googlegroups.com...

This is where I have to admit to a considerable amount of ignorance. What would a surface mounted fuse look like and would it be visibly blown?

Tim
(apologies for stupid quoting. Using my wife's Vista disabled laptop).

== 3 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 18 2010 1:06 pm
From: Ken

Tim Downie wrote:
>
> "whit3rd"<whit3rd@gmail.com> wrote in message news:35ea975e-fd9d-48a0-b811-aedee025585b@l8g2000yqh.googlegroups.com...
>
> It can be as simple as an open fuse (but it'll be a surface-mount
> soldered
> in fuse). It sounds like the charging circuitry isn't doing its job.
> Look for
> surfacemount MOSFETs that have failed if the fuse isn't the problem
> (or if the fuse, when replaced, blows again).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> This is where I have to admit to a considerable amount of ignorance. What would a surface mounted fuse look like and would it be visibly blown?
>
> Tim
> (apologies for stupid quoting. Using my wife's Vista disabled laptop).
>
>

No insult intended, but it sounds like this task might be beyond your
abilities. First most laptops are not easy to disassemble. You could
very well do more damage than good. If this computer is worth anything,
you might try to find someone who has some skill repairing electronic items.

== 4 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 18 2010 2:41 pm
From: Tabby

On Nov 18, 9:06 pm, Ken <K...@invalid.com> wrote:
> Tim Downie wrote:
>
> > "whit3rd"<whit...@gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:35ea975e-fd9d-48a0-b811-aedee025585b@l8g2000yqh.googlegroups.com...
>
> > It can be as simple as an open fuse (but it'll be a surface-mount
> > soldered
> > in fuse). It sounds like the charging circuitry isn't doing its job.
> > Look for
> > surfacemount MOSFETs that have failed if the fuse isn't the problem
> > (or if the fuse, when replaced, blows again).
>
> > This is where I have to admit to a considerable amount of ignorance. What would a surface mounted fuse look like and would it be visibly blown?
>
> > Tim
> > (apologies for stupid quoting. Using my wife's Vista disabled laptop).
>
> No insult intended, but it sounds like this task might be beyond your
> abilities. First most laptops are not easy to disassemble. You could
> very well do more damage than good. If this computer is worth anything,
> you might try to find someone who has some skill repairing electronic items.

It does sound like an electronic fault with the charging circutry if
youve tried a new battery. And you're way short of the skills to
diagnose and fix that.

Mains only laptops are pretty useful. If you had more skills I'd
mention adding a basic slow charger circuit, bypassing the dead fast
charger.

== 5 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 18 2010 2:54 pm
From: "Tim Downie"

"Ken" <Ken@invalid.com> wrote in message news:ic44gc$51p$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> Tim Downie wrote:
>>
>> "whit3rd"<whit3rd@gmail.com> wrote in message news:35ea975e-fd9d-48a0-b811-aedee025585b@l8g2000yqh.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> It can be as simple as an open fuse (but it'll be a surface-mount
>> soldered
>> in fuse). It sounds like the charging circuitry isn't doing its job.
>> Look for
>> surfacemount MOSFETs that have failed if the fuse isn't the problem
>> (or if the fuse, when replaced, blows again).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>
>> This is where I have to admit to a considerable amount of ignorance. What would a surface mounted fuse look like and would it be visibly blown?
>>
>> Tim
>> (apologies for stupid quoting. Using my wife's Vista disabled laptop).
>>
>>
>
> No insult intended, but it sounds like this task might be beyond your
> abilities. First most laptops are not easy to disassemble.

I've taken a few apart. What's more, I've put most of them back together again. ;-)

> You could
> very well do more damage than good. If this computer is worth anything,
> you might try to find someone who has some skill repairing electronic items.

It's several years old and an "extra" laptop in the household. I doubt it would be economically worth trying to get repaired unless the cost is low enough.

I won't deny that it's probably beyond my skills. I was just hoping there might be something obvious that was within my ability.

Tim

== 6 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 18 2010 4:18 pm
From: Tabby

On Nov 18, 10:54 pm, "Tim Downie" <timdownie2...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> "Ken" <K...@invalid.com> wrote in messagenews:ic44gc$51p$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> > Tim Downie wrote:
>
> >> "whit3rd"<whit...@gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:35ea975e-fd9d-48a0-b811-aedee025585b@l8g2000yqh.googlegroups.com...
>
> >> It can be as simple as an open fuse (but it'll be a surface-mount
> >> soldered
> >> in fuse). It sounds like the charging circuitry isn't doing its job.
> >> Look for
> >> surfacemount MOSFETs that have failed if the fuse isn't the problem
> >> (or if the fuse, when replaced, blows again).
>
> >> This is where I have to admit to a considerable amount of ignorance. What would a surface mounted fuse look like and would it be visibly blown?
>
> >> Tim
> >> (apologies for stupid quoting. Using my wife's Vista disabled laptop).
>
> > No insult intended, but it sounds like this task might be beyond your
> > abilities. First most laptops are not easy to disassemble.
>
> I've taken a few apart. What's more, I've put most of them back together again. ;-)
>
> > You could
> > very well do more damage than good. If this computer is worth anything,
> > you might try to find someone who has some skill repairing electronic items.
>
> It's several years old and an "extra" laptop in the household. I doubt it would be economically worth trying to get repaired unless the cost is low enough.

it wont be remotely worth it

> I won't deny that it's probably beyond my skills. I was just hoping there might be something obvious that was within my ability.
>
> Tim

regrettably not

== 7 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 18 2010 4:30 pm
From: chrisj.doran@proemail.co.uk

On Nov 19, 12:18 am, Tabby <meow2...@care2.com> wrote:
> On Nov 18, 10:54 pm, "Tim Downie" <timdownie2...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > "Ken" <K...@invalid.com> wrote in messagenews:ic44gc$51p$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> > > Tim Downie wrote:
>
> > >> "whit3rd"<whit...@gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:35ea975e-fd9d-48a0-b811-aedee025585b@l8g2000yqh.googlegroups.com...
>
> > >> It can be as simple as an open fuse (but it'll be a surface-mount
> > >> soldered
> > >> in fuse). It sounds like the charging circuitry isn't doing its job.
> > >> Look for
> > >> surfacemount MOSFETs that have failed if the fuse isn't the problem
> > >> (or if the fuse, when replaced, blows again).
>
> > >> This is where I have to admit to a considerable amount of ignorance. What would a surface mounted fuse look like and would it be visibly blown?
>
> > >> Tim
> > >> (apologies for stupid quoting. Using my wife's Vista disabled laptop).
>
> > > No insult intended, but it sounds like this task might be beyond your
> > > abilities. First most laptops are not easy to disassemble.
>
> > I've taken a few apart. What's more, I've put most of them back together again. ;-)
>
> > > You could
> > > very well do more damage than good. If this computer is worth anything,
> > > you might try to find someone who has some skill repairing electronic items.
>
> > It's several years old and an "extra" laptop in the household. I doubt it would be economically worth trying to get repaired unless the cost is low enough.
>
> it wont be remotely worth it
>
> > I won't deny that it's probably beyond my skills. I was just hoping there might be something obvious that was within my ability.
>
> > Tim
>
> regrettably not
>
> NT- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

The simplest and cheapest workaround for such problems is to buy on
eBay a "spares or repairs" machine that uses the same battery and hope
the charger circuitry still works. More elegantly, you can get
standalone chargers for some batteries, but the cost will be about the
same.

Chris

== 8 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 18 2010 5:18 pm
From: Tabby

On Nov 19, 12:30 am, chrisj.do...@proemail.co.uk wrote:
> On Nov 19, 12:18 am, Tabby <meow2...@care2.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Nov 18, 10:54 pm, "Tim Downie" <timdownie2...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > > "Ken" <K...@invalid.com> wrote in messagenews:ic44gc$51p$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> > > > Tim Downie wrote:
>
> > > >> "whit3rd"<whit...@gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:35ea975e-fd9d-48a0-b811-aedee025585b@l8g2000yqh.googlegroups.com...
>
> > > >> It can be as simple as an open fuse (but it'll be a surface-mount
> > > >> soldered
> > > >> in fuse). It sounds like the charging circuitry isn't doing its job.
> > > >> Look for
> > > >> surfacemount MOSFETs that have failed if the fuse isn't the problem
> > > >> (or if the fuse, when replaced, blows again).
>
> > > >> This is where I have to admit to a considerable amount of ignorance. What would a surface mounted fuse look like and would it be visibly blown?
>
> > > >> Tim
> > > >> (apologies for stupid quoting. Using my wife's Vista disabled laptop).
>
> > > > No insult intended, but it sounds like this task might be beyond your
> > > > abilities. First most laptops are not easy to disassemble.
>
> > > I've taken a few apart. What's more, I've put most of them back together again. ;-)
>
> > > > You could
> > > > very well do more damage than good. If this computer is worth anything,
> > > > you might try to find someone who has some skill repairing electronic items.
>
> > > It's several years old and an "extra" laptop in the household. I doubt it would be economically worth trying to get repaired unless the cost is low enough.
>
> > it wont be remotely worth it
>
> > > I won't deny that it's probably beyond my skills. I was just hoping there might be something obvious that was within my ability.
>
> > > Tim
>
> > regrettably not
>
> > NT- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> The simplest and cheapest workaround for such problems is to buy on
> eBay a "spares or repairs" machine that uses the same battery and hope
> the charger circuitry still works. More elegantly, you can get
> standalone chargers for some batteries, but the cost will be about the
> same.
>
> Chris

I reckon a resistor from power pack out to battery + fitted inside the
lappie would be simpler & cheaper. Charging would be very slow, but
quite workable if its not used a lot on battery.

== 9 of 9 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 18 2010 7:24 pm
From: "Brenda Ann"

"Tabby" wrote in message
news:0b9502d6-1d9f-4218-b2d9-082560f40a32@t35g2000yqj.googlegroups.com...

> The simplest and cheapest workaround for such problems is to buy on
> eBay a "spares or repairs" machine that uses the same battery and hope
> the charger circuitry still works. More elegantly, you can get
> standalone chargers for some batteries, but the cost will be about the
> same.
>
> Chris

I reckon a resistor from power pack out to battery + fitted inside the
lappie would be simpler & cheaper. Charging would be very slow, but
quite workable if its not used a lot on battery.

Even simpler would be to buy a rechargable battery of the same or close
voltage as the AC supply and fit it with the proper connector to plug the
battery into the AC charger slot. The battery could be recharged manually.

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TOPIC: How do I know if an amp goes both ways?
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 18 2010 11:06 am
From: dplatt@radagast.org (Dave Platt)

In article <ko2dnZMKDqTlynjRnZ2dnVY3goWdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
Michael Kennedy <mike@nospam.com> wrote:

>What do IR signals have to do with RF amplifiers? Light vs Radio waves... I
>don't see the connection. Please enlighten me to what you are trying to do.

Some video distribution systems allow for "relayed" IR remote control,
from the viewing point back to the signal source (e.g. from a bedroom
TV, back to a DVR or VCR in the living room).

This generally requires an IR receiver at the viewing location, whose
output is then modulated onto a low-level RF signal that is mixed onto
the video distribution coax. At the "sending" end of the video signal
(e.g. living room) the RF signal is tapped out of the coax,
demodulated into a baseband signal, and used to drive an IR LED which
then is "seen" by the remote-control receiver on the device being
controlled. [A somewhat similar trick is used by the infamous X-10
"black pyramid" IR repeater systems, which do a similar IR->RF->IR
repeating trick over the air (and are so prone to pick up RF
interference that they don't work very well and can even block in-room
IR control signals).]

If you try to use this system with an RF distribution amplifier
in-line, it may or may not work, depending on the design of the
distribution amplifier. A simple "downstream-only" RF amplifier (e.g.
one based on a simple MMIC circuit) is likely to have rather high
rejection in the reverse direction - the modulated RF signal from the
IR repeater's receiver will be blocked when it hits the output of the
amp, and won't continue to travel back "upstream" to the source.

Whether it would work, would depend on several things, including the
specific RF frequency being used for IR repeating, and whether the
distribution amp has some sort of "bypass" circuit which allows this
particular frequency to "flow around" the amplifier without being
blocked (or amplified and fed back downstream, which would create a
feedback loop that would surely result in oscillation).

I'd guess that you'd need to buy an IR repeating system, and
amplifier, which were specifically designed to work together in this
way. Most off-the-shelf distribution amps are unidirectional and
probably do not have any sort of duplexing "bypass" circuit in their
design.

--
Dave Platt <dplatt@radagast.org> AE6EO
Friends of Jade Warrior home page: http://www.radagast.org/jade-warrior
I do _not_ wish to receive unsolicited commercial email, and I will
boycott any company which has the gall to send me such ads!

== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 18 2010 11:42 am
From: "William Sommerwerck"

> I'd guess that you'd need to buy an IR repeating system,
> and amplifier, which were specifically designed to work
> together in this way. Most off-the-shelf distribution amps
> are unidirectional and probably do not have any sort of
> duplexing "bypass" circuit in their design.

You can buy a "Powermid" transponder system for $27 postpaid on eBay. It's
RF, so you're probably limited to 30' or 40' feet, but that might be enough.

http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=powermid&_sacat=See-All-Categories

I use mine to control my SACD player, which sits to the side of and behind
the listening position, where the remote can't directly reach it.

PS: If you already own one... The best performance is /not/ always achieved
with the receiver antenna directly in line with the transmitter. I don't
know why.

== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 18 2010 12:29 pm
From: "Michael A. Terrell"

mm wrote:
>
> Do you either know which amps will do this, or know how I can test it
> short of setting up the whole setup? Or do you know what words
> describe what I want, so I can google them?

Find datasheets or specifications for each product and read them,
like anyone else has to.

--
For the last time: I am not a mad scientist! I m just a very ticked
off scientist!!!

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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 18 2010 12:38 pm
From: baptist

I Have Hidden the Videos in an IMAGE...... CLICK on the IMAGE which is
BELOW the SEARCH BOX which is on the RIGHT SIDE of the website
http://infoaboutweb.4-all.org/

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TOPIC: DENISE MILANI Full NAKED Videos LEAKED (. Giant BOOBS and PUSSY )
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 18 2010 1:17 pm
From: lata

I Have Hidden the Videos in an IMAGE...... CLICK on the IMAGE which is
BELOW the SEARCH BOX which is on the RIGHT SIDE of the website
http://infoaboutweb.4-all.org/

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TOPIC: Self-Repair Manifesto
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 18 2010 3:28 pm
From: "Charles"

"Jeff Liebermann" wrote in message
news:2pu6e6l0vdlmqaebkhtvt9mvho5fpjo7tt@4ax.com...

On Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:34:59 -0500, "Wild_Bill"
<wb_wildbill@XSPAMyahoo.com> wrote:

>Nearly anything man-made can be repaired.

Yes, but it might not be worth fixing, especially if a replacement is
low cost. I constantly run into problems spending inordinate amounts
of time fixing some trivial device. Sure, it can be fixed, but I
can't build a business on such repairs.

Are you not contradicting yourself here?

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 18 2010 9:40 pm
From: Jeff Liebermann

On Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:28:29 -0500, "Charles"
<charlesschuler@comcast.net> wrote:

>"Jeff Liebermann" wrote in message
>news:2pu6e6l0vdlmqaebkhtvt9mvho5fpjo7tt@4ax.com...
>
>On Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:34:59 -0500, "Wild_Bill"
><wb_wildbill@XSPAMyahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>Nearly anything man-made can be repaired.
>
>Yes, but it might not be worth fixing, especially if a replacement is
>low cost. I constantly run into problems spending inordinate amounts
>of time fixing some trivial device. Sure, it can be fixed, but I
>can't build a business on such repairs.
>
>Are you not contradicting yourself here?

No. I'm a compulsive repairman. Everything I see needs to be fixed.
If I can't fix it, it needs to be re-engineered. Everything can be
designed or built better. Spending my time on such efforts is not
particular profitable, but neither are most other hobbies. If I
wanted to get rich quick, it wouldn't be in the repair biz (unless I
was fixing something really expensive and exotic).

--
Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 18 2010 3:39 pm
From: RoadRunner

http://www.craigboyce.com/w/2010/11/i-got-your-receipt/

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TOPIC: dgtec hd7710 stb.schematic
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 18 2010 7:24 pm
From: F Murtz

Any one can point me to a schematic or service manual for a dgtec hd7710
stb. (branded digitel hd4000)? Search engine seems to only want to give
me the power supply schematic for it.

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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 18 2010 8:11 pm
From: "D Messing"

Thank you Arfa,

I do have an ESR meter and will do as you suggest and will report back.

Dave

"Arfa Daily" <arfa.daily@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:Yp8Co.80057$D32.68761@newsfe27.ams2...
>
>
> "D Messing" <davidjmessing@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:5a907$4cd8ba02$4b586491$1093@ALLTEL.NET...
>>> "D Messing" <davidjmessing@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:edf74$4ccceb5c$62133330$20209@ALLTEL.NET...
>>>> This is a Toshiba HD DVD player
>>>>
>>>> After turning on the unit the pilot light changes from red to blue.
>>>> The screen displays WELCOME.
>>>>
>>>> It never progresses beyond that point and the drawer can not be opened.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> It is like the boot sequence stops. Pushing the Open Drawer Button or
>>>> other buttons there is a beep that sounds. Otherwise it is locked up.
>>>>
>>>> The player has had very light use. Any reset or what can be done???
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>
>
> "Arfa Daily" <arfa.daily@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
>> news:wfgzo.54052$zz4.44460@newsfe04.ams2...
>
>>> You could try manually opening the drawer, and moving the laser back
>>> from it's 'home' position (assuming that it is actually there in the
>>> first place) and then powering up. I have had odd behaviour like this
>>> that is corrected by making the system control micro do something else
>>> first, before launching into the main boot sequence. Another thing you
>>> could try, is to disengage the unit from mains power, then press and
>>> hold the standby button, and then, whilst still holding it, reapply
>>> mains power. Keep the button pressed for at least 10 seconds. This is a
>>> very typical reset procedure that is used by many manufacturers.
>>>
>>> Arfa
>>
>>
>> Arfa,
>>
>> Thank you for the suggestions.
>>
>> I tried both, neither worked out for me.
>>
>> The DVD doesn't spin up and the laser doesn't move. It isn't like the
>> power supply is totally dead since the WELCOME appears and the fan runs.
>>
>> I will try any ideas anyone may have.
>>
>> Thanks again
>> Dave
>>>
>>>
>
> There is one other thing that you could look at, and that is the condition
> of the electrolytics in the power supply. Make sure that none of the
> secondary side ones are bulging. Better yet, run an ESR meter over them,
> if you have one. Failing that, you probably won't progress a deal further
> with it without at least service info (schematics) and even then ...
>
> Arfa
>
>
>
>

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