Re: Sony DVP S300 - distorted pic and sound

Thanks Mark,

Will do some fishing around the board. Just wanted to be in the right pond
:-)

Would not bother to replace the laser, but a bad cap may be economical to
replace if I find it.

Regards,

Rich

"Mark D. Zacharias" <spammenot@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

> I dunno - we do see lots of laser pickups bad, but if it continues to play
> through the disc, the main board could be bad. Not much you can really do
to
> troubleshoot; either replace the pickup and hope that fixes it, or if that
> doesn't fix it, start looking closer at the board - maybe a capacitor
> leaking for example.
>
> Obviously - the problem is cost. A new player is cheaper than a
replacement
> pickup, and cheaper by far than the board.
>
> Welcome to the exciting world or electronic repair!



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