Thanks a lot! Your advice helped me save my CCD TRV418E from C31:23 error, after hours of trying to fix what I thought to be a bad roller, reseating the connectors did the job.
The later digital-only Digital8 camcorders will let you record in LP mode on a standard Video8 tape. They eliminated the Video8/Hi8 detection switch since it was only necessary for analog playback.
By the time the non analog playback cameras came out it was determined that regular 8mm tape was good enough to allow LP recording but hi8 tape was recommended. Even with hi8 tape LP recording always had a warning that playback may only be possible on the same machine that made the recording. In other words, the speed is there, use it at your own risk and if the recording will not play back, too bad so sad. I have actually said that to customers. They brought me digital 8 or mini DV tapes to transfer all recorded in the lp speed because they were too cheap to spend a little more for some tape and they don't play properly pixelation macro blocking you name it on all of my decks. Customer mad complains how come transfer looks like crap? I haul out the Sony owner's manuals for the cameras I have and point out right on the first page that the lp speed is not recommended and that playback may only be possible on the original equipment that made the recording. Now their camera is broken and cannot be repaired and they've got 100 tapes that won't play properly on any other camera or player. My response too bad so sad sucks to be you should have read the manual and heated the warning.
I have a similar camcorder with the same problem. Nikon VN-760 was a re-branded Sony CCDTR700. The corrosion is apparently just from decades of exposure to humidity. I tried to replicate this fix, but I couldn't get the innards to slide out, so I couldn't properly clean the connectors. But just the jostling of disassembly must have somehow fixed the problem, as now it seems to work OK.
My Sony TRV110 still working perfect too. Only had to clean the AC power socket with contact cleaner as it has been in its case for a while. The hand grip is still perfect too. Interesting mine has not had the ribbon able get cut though? I bought mine in July 2000. Its the PAL version but plays NTSC too.
So glad to see you're still frequently uploading! I have a camera that may or may not be faulty (tapes arrive tomorrow), and if it is and its something I'm unable to fix myself, I'd love to send it over to you! Hope this would be a possibility
Thank you, I've learned a lot from your videos. I have a Sony CCD TR70 that won't latch when I push the cassette tray in and therefore won't close. I can't seem to identify where the actual latch is in the compartment. Are you able to point me to that location?
My Sony 8mm Camcorder is stuck open and will not close. It does not make any sound. The Viewfinder showing just a band in the center from top to bottom.
Hey there, I have a question for my grandma's cam corder, I believe it to be the same one as this one. I didn't know if you still use this channel or not. It's a Sony model CCD-TR23 VIDEO 8 Handycam 1995. The cassette area opens and closes, plugs in. All buttons work however, when cassette is in place, says all 0's on top, won't rewind, play, or ffwd. The cassette does move on the side when rewinding but then suddenly stops, and shows a house like looking symbol. Is this similar to what's wrong here in the video? Help! Haha. Ps. Just seen you are still active on here. Hopefully you see this! Thanks
I've got this exact model and it won't load tapes. Without a tape in it will close and lower the mech but ejecting again it gets stuck near the top. You can see a small white gear in the bottom right spinning and the larger gear above it vibrating. I'm guessing some teeth have stripped? This is my 5th camera, I just want to watch some tapes :(
I have a TR81 as well which I have sound but not Video, so I check out the Capacitor on the Video board and found both the 220 uf 4V and the 33 uf 4V were bad so I replaced both of them. well it worked I was able to get a great picture, well with my luck it only lasted 2 hrs and after that nothing no picture and no sound any idea ?
Hi, I’m trying to get my dad’s camcorder(CCD-TR330E) repaired but I’m out of help. Is there any chance that you could help me with it? I would appreciate it alot if you could
What are your thoughts on putting a little dielectric grease on those connections after cleaning? I find it helps both in home electronics and automotive connections repairs I've performed. The "Wet Coast" is horrible for corrosion and fretting. Great info on your vids and happy to see a fellow lower mainlander having fun with this stuff after so many years on the bench. Keep it up 👍
Used to put dielectric grease on, and they all came back and I had to clean it off. Grease attracts dirt and dirt is conductive. Clean it off and it will last for years.
@@12voltvids Totally makes sense. How about a small drop of Nu-trol just to clean and maybe keep the area from corrosion from moisture? Or for ribbon connections just keep them dry after cleaning? Not judging your work as you do great repairs just wanted to get another electronics minded opinion on these issues that I have also come across with just cycling and cleaning the connections and everything works again. Customers are happy with no parts needed, right?
@@J.Christ-man Sony advised nothing be put on the ribbon connectors as it could damage the adhesive that holds the copper onto the substrate. This may not be an issue initially but if pulled apart years later and find all the traces are seperation at the edge. That's a problem. These problems were addressed in service bulletins.
Hello, I have the same camcorder shown in the video (but the model name is TR-460), and its viewfinder doesn't work. I disassembled it as soon as I found out about it, and the issue is that its ribbon cable has a tear. The viewfinder just displays a white screen. Should I replace the ribbon cable with a new one, or give it to an electronics expert and repair it? Thanks!
I have the ccd-fx430 and it worked fine with rare usage over the years until my dad decided to charge the battery in a improper manner during the holidays (because we couldn’t find the adapter) it started up fine and played until the battery died, next day I tried to start it and the viewfinder flashes for a second and then the camera starts beeping until you turn it off. Do you have any idea what happened? I’m assuming it’s fried and I’d like to take the tape out if it’s broken, but if there is a way to fix it i'd love to know, Thanks.
When you ran it the capacitors built up pressure and blew the corossive capacitor juice out onto the board so now you have a shorted corroded main board. It's dead Jon.
Hi, i has problem like this with my CCD TR670: i can't see anything recorded on the tape (just black screen, and playback timer doesn't start). LCD screen is working correctly, but playback has some troubles. I cleaned connectors in the bottom, but the playback didn't started yet. What's the problem with my camera? Do i need to replace caps or something? Pls, help
@@12voltvids Now i got a picture from the camera by disconnecting and connecting connectings, but it has very big noise and doesn't have sound. May it be caps or i just have dirty head? thanks
Does the system load and unload without a tape in place? In other words when you push the eject button does it open and then when you close because that housing it winds back down? If it does then it's a detection circuit that's not working properly. When you go to cassette and there's actual tape in place the first thing the camera does is try to move the capstone motor and take up and supply spools to make sure that they move slightly it also turns on the drum motor to spin up the drum. if the drum doesn't spin up to the correct speed or is not detected that it's spitting up it will go into an emergency shutdown and kick the tape out. If the drum spins up and it sounds like a spinning way too fast then it's likely a connection problem between the drum and the main board that's causing a problem. The reason it does all this before loading the cassette is in case there's a problem such as a jammed capstan motor. If the tape were to lace up and the capstone motor isn't able to turn when you hit the eject button it'll eat the tape because the caps and motor is used to retract the tape back into the cassette so it does a series of self tests every time you put a tape in. Of course when you close the cassette housing with no tape in it the machine knows that there's no tape so it doesn't do the self test it just closes
@@12voltvids Hi, I'm trying to load a tape on a Fujix 8 A type loader and it when i try to load the tape it just pops it back out and the caution light flashes red. So from your explanation above is it a bad detection circuit? How would you fix that?
Some can be fixed and others beyond economical repair. If it's a ccd v or ccd f series throw it away. Same with the CCD tr series. They are loaded with capacitors at leak corrosive electrolyte which attacks the copper on the circuit boards soaking into multi-layer boards and destroying internal conductors. That makes the board unrepairable nine times out of 10. Many are repairable but more or not it all depends on the model and how far the damage has gotten. I'm like some services out there that will take your money and do full cap jobs regardless on how bad everything else is I walk away from those ones because I know from experience that even 30 years ago replacing the leaking caps with all new caps resulted in camcorders failing and gain after a few months and then people being pissed off. My normal recommendation to people that have tapes that they need to digitize unless they have hundreds of tapes is to just take them out and have them professionally done it will be less money than spending a whole bunch of money on an old camera that may not last long enough for you to finish your project. Generally on video cameras if they we're made before about 1998 they're probably not going to be repairable because they're going to have bad caps in them. if it's prior to 1998 then I would say you're probably not worth fixing but again it depends on what damage has been caused one thing for sure if you've got an old camera that's been sitting around for 20 or 25 years and has not been used don't plug it in. It's that first initial plugin when the electrical capacitors try to reform after sitting Dead for God knows how many years the pressure starts to build and if the seals have failed which they most likely will all the corrosive electrolyte gets blown out onto the circuit board and starts to do real damage.
Great Video, I think I must have watched all your camcorder video, but I have a strange problem that you have not covered. I have a CCD-TR101 which will play for a couple of seconds and stop, rewind works fine but no fast forward. During playback or fast forward the wheel seem to have problem taking the tape in on the left-hand side while the Right-hand side seem to push a lot of tape thru which overwhelm the take up and stop. I have reseated all the cables and use DeOxit on the connectors. Can you please give me some help in finding the solutions? Thanks
@@denniskao2368 the evs5000 / 7000 have take up hubs that fail left right and center. Cameras due to the nature of how they are used have a greater chance of dirt, sand ect getting lodged in those tiny gears and hamming them.
@@12voltvids Thank you, I just look at the top of the take up hub and I notice there is a crack on the edge, so I think that is my problem. Do you have a video that shows how to swap out that part.
Thanks a lot! Your advice helped me save my CCD TRV418E from C31:23 error, after hours of trying to fix what I thought to be a bad roller, reseating the connectors did the job.
The later digital-only Digital8 camcorders will let you record in LP mode on a standard Video8 tape. They eliminated the Video8/Hi8 detection switch since it was only necessary for analog playback.
By the time the non analog playback cameras came out it was determined that regular 8mm tape was good enough to allow LP recording but hi8 tape was recommended. Even with hi8 tape LP recording always had a warning that playback may only be possible on the same machine that made the recording. In other words, the speed is there, use it at your own risk and if the recording will not play back, too bad so sad.
I have actually said that to customers. They brought me digital 8 or mini DV tapes to transfer all recorded in the lp speed because they were too cheap to spend a little more for some tape and they don't play properly pixelation macro blocking you name it on all of my decks. Customer mad complains how come transfer looks like crap? I haul out the Sony owner's manuals for the cameras I have and point out right on the first page that the lp speed is not recommended and that playback may only be possible on the original equipment that made the recording. Now their camera is broken and cannot be repaired and they've got 100 tapes that won't play properly on any other camera or player. My response too bad so sad sucks to be you should have read the manual and heated the warning.
I have a similar camcorder with the same problem. Nikon VN-760 was a re-branded Sony CCDTR700. The corrosion is apparently just from decades of exposure to humidity. I tried to replicate this fix, but I couldn't get the innards to slide out, so I couldn't properly clean the connectors. But just the jostling of disassembly must have somehow fixed the problem, as now it seems to work OK.
My Sony TRV110 still working perfect too. Only had to clean the AC power socket with contact cleaner as it has been in its case for a while. The hand grip is still perfect too. Interesting mine has not had the ribbon able get cut though? I bought mine in July 2000. Its the PAL version but plays NTSC too.
Thank you so much! It seems like i also had a loose connection and i can finally digitise my old tapes ❤
So glad to see you're still frequently uploading! I have a camera that may or may not be faulty (tapes arrive tomorrow), and if it is and its something I'm unable to fix myself, I'd love to send it over to you! Hope this would be a possibility
Sure
Externally it looks like that thing has seen very little use. Not all beaten up and sticky
I have got a Sony Mini Dv handycam, but it always shows reinsert the cassette or tape. Why is that?
Some people would say the design of complex flat cables is ingenious, but I would rather say terrifying at times.
Poisonous snakes and scorpions are terrifying not flexible PC boards.
Thank you, I've learned a lot from your videos. I have a Sony CCD TR70 that won't latch when I push the cassette tray in and therefore won't close. I can't seem to identify where the actual latch is in the compartment. Are you able to point me to that location?
My Sony 8mm Camcorder is stuck open and will not close. It does not make any sound. The Viewfinder showing just a band in the center from top to bottom.
I have problem with sony ccd tr570e. The tape drum won't turn when the tape hits the head. How to fix it? Is it enough just by cleaning the connector?
Hey there, I have a question for my grandma's cam corder, I believe it to be the same one as this one. I didn't know if you still use this channel or not. It's a Sony model CCD-TR23 VIDEO 8 Handycam 1995. The cassette area opens and closes, plugs in. All buttons work however, when cassette is in place, says all 0's on top, won't rewind, play, or ffwd. The cassette does move on the side when rewinding but then suddenly stops, and shows a house like looking symbol. Is this similar to what's wrong here in the video? Help! Haha. Ps. Just seen you are still active on here. Hopefully you see this! Thanks
I have similar camera with no playback. Is it the same connections to check? Thanks for your help!
I've got this exact model and it won't load tapes. Without a tape in it will close and lower the mech but ejecting again it gets stuck near the top. You can see a small white gear in the bottom right spinning and the larger gear above it vibrating. I'm guessing some teeth have stripped? This is my 5th camera, I just want to watch some tapes :(
I have a TR81 as well which I have sound but not Video, so I check out the Capacitor on the Video board and found both the 220 uf 4V and the 33 uf 4V were bad so I replaced both of them. well it worked I was able to get a great picture, well with my luck it only lasted 2 hrs and after that nothing no picture and no sound any idea ?
Hi, I’m trying to get my dad’s camcorder(CCD-TR330E) repaired but I’m out of help. Is there any chance that you could help me with it? I would appreciate it alot if you could
What are your thoughts on putting a little dielectric grease on those connections after cleaning? I find it helps both in home electronics and automotive connections repairs I've performed. The "Wet Coast" is horrible for corrosion and fretting. Great info on your vids and happy to see a fellow lower mainlander having fun with this stuff after so many years on the bench. Keep it up 👍
Used to put dielectric grease on, and they all came back and I had to clean it off. Grease attracts dirt and dirt is conductive. Clean it off and it will last for years.
@@12voltvids Totally makes sense. How about a small drop of Nu-trol just to clean and maybe keep the area from corrosion from moisture? Or for ribbon connections just keep them dry after cleaning? Not judging your work as you do great repairs just wanted to get another electronics minded opinion on these issues that I have also come across with just cycling and cleaning the connections and everything works again. Customers are happy with no parts needed, right?
Isnt dielectric grease non conductive and supposed to keep something from conducting where it isn't supposed to?
Deoxit is awesome.
@@J.Christ-man
Sony advised nothing be put on the ribbon connectors as it could damage the adhesive that holds the copper onto the substrate. This may not be an issue initially but if pulled apart years later and find all the traces are seperation at the edge. That's a problem. These problems were addressed in service bulletins.
Hello, I have the same camcorder shown in the video (but the model name is TR-460), and its viewfinder doesn't work. I disassembled it as soon as I found out about it, and the issue is that its ribbon cable has a tear. The viewfinder just displays a white screen. Should I replace the ribbon cable with a new one, or give it to an electronics expert and repair it? Thanks!
Good luck finding a ribbon wire. Haven't been available for 30 years.
@@12voltvids True, sadly. So, is fixing the only option available?
@@holomanic good luck.
The deeper the disassembly gets the more I wonder if it will ever go back together again. Stay tuned to the end of the video. Mine has the same issue.
I have the ccd-fx430 and it worked fine with rare usage over the years until my dad decided to charge the battery in a improper manner during the holidays (because we couldn’t find the adapter) it started up fine and played until the battery died, next day I tried to start it and the viewfinder flashes for a second and then the camera starts beeping until you turn it off. Do you have any idea what happened? I’m assuming it’s fried and I’d like to take the tape out if it’s broken, but if there is a way to fix it i'd love to know, Thanks.
When you ran it the capacitors built up pressure and blew the corossive capacitor juice out onto the board so now you have a shorted corroded main board. It's dead Jon.
Quick question I have a bunch of Digital 8 Video GVD-800 Walkmans. Just wondered if they can suffer from the same edge connector problem too?
Yes they have the same mechanism.
@@12voltvids That is amazingly useful info. Many Thanks.
Yep ribbon cables are a pain in the butt on any product.
Those ones are way too small to clean propperly, maybe a stylus brush would help.
Removing and reinserting best way to clean.
I just ordered my very first vhs c camera looking forward to it. I only just had vhs cams before
Need some tapes. I have a bunch to get rid of.
@@12voltvids yes but I'm Germany could get expensive
@@TechnicFreakJulian
Freight yes.. I sent 6 to the UK and the shipping was like 30.00
@@12voltvids u know what I'll take them and pay shipping just calculate the shipping costs and tell me
Tape says error when I put tape in
Hi, i has problem like this with my CCD TR670: i can't see anything recorded on the tape (just black screen, and playback timer doesn't start). LCD screen is working correctly, but playback has some troubles. I cleaned connectors in the bottom, but the playback didn't started yet. What's the problem with my camera? Do i need to replace caps or something? Pls, help
If it is full of surface mount electrolytic caps then yes they are probably all leaking and have likely ruined the board.
@@12voltvids Now i got a picture from the camera by disconnecting and connecting connectings, but it has very big noise and doesn't have sound. May it be caps or i just have dirty head? thanks
@@sinclair8811 check the drum connector again. Loss of the fg pulse results in random head switching.
@@12voltvids Okay, i'll do
@@12voltvids I checked it again but i still have noisy picture with no colour.
Where can I sand my camera. I have same problem
Great video, I appreciate the knowledge. I have the same camera, my issue is that my tape will not load. Any thoughts? Thank you.
Does the system load and unload without a tape in place? In other words when you push the eject button does it open and then when you close because that housing it winds back down? If it does then it's a detection circuit that's not working properly. When you go to cassette and there's actual tape in place the first thing the camera does is try to move the capstone motor and take up and supply spools to make sure that they move slightly it also turns on the drum motor to spin up the drum. if the drum doesn't spin up to the correct speed or is not detected that it's spitting up it will go into an emergency shutdown and kick the tape out. If the drum spins up and it sounds like a spinning way too fast then it's likely a connection problem between the drum and the main board that's causing a problem. The reason it does all this before loading the cassette is in case there's a problem such as a jammed capstan motor. If the tape were to lace up and the capstone motor isn't able to turn when you hit the eject button it'll eat the tape because the caps and motor is used to retract the tape back into the cassette so it does a series of self tests every time you put a tape in. Of course when you close the cassette housing with no tape in it the machine knows that there's no tape so it doesn't do the self test it just closes
@@12voltvids Hi, I'm trying to load a tape on a Fujix 8 A type loader and it when i try to load the tape it just pops it back out and the caution light flashes red. So from your explanation above is it a bad detection circuit? How would you fix that?
Dave, any idea if it would be the similar problen for JVC models? Thanks
JVC were vhsc last time i checked. Might as well be betamax compared to 8mm
How do I get my camcorder repaired
email me
Do u fix handycam
Some can be fixed and others beyond economical repair. If it's a ccd v or ccd f series throw it away. Same with the CCD tr series. They are loaded with capacitors at leak corrosive electrolyte which attacks the copper on the circuit boards soaking into multi-layer boards and destroying internal conductors. That makes the board unrepairable nine times out of 10. Many are repairable but more or not it all depends on the model and how far the damage has gotten. I'm like some services out there that will take your money and do full cap jobs regardless on how bad everything else is I walk away from those ones because I know from experience that even 30 years ago replacing the leaking caps with all new caps resulted in camcorders failing and gain after a few months and then people being pissed off. My normal recommendation to people that have tapes that they need to digitize unless they have hundreds of tapes is to just take them out and have them professionally done it will be less money than spending a whole bunch of money on an old camera that may not last long enough for you to finish your project. Generally on video cameras if they we're made before about 1998 they're probably not going to be repairable because they're going to have bad caps in them. if it's prior to 1998 then I would say you're probably not worth fixing but again it depends on what damage has been caused one thing for sure if you've got an old camera that's been sitting around for 20 or 25 years and has not been used don't plug it in. It's that first initial plugin when the electrical capacitors try to reform after sitting Dead for God knows how many years the pressure starts to build and if the seals have failed which they most likely will all the corrosive electrolyte gets blown out onto the circuit board and starts to do real damage.
Always clicking @12voltvids videos
Great Video, I think I must have watched all your camcorder video, but I have a strange problem that you have not covered. I have a CCD-TR101 which will play for a couple of seconds and stop, rewind works fine but no fast forward. During playback or fast forward the wheel seem to have problem taking the tape in on the left-hand side while the Right-hand side seem to push a lot of tape thru which overwhelm the take up and stop. I have reseated all the cables and use DeOxit on the connectors. Can you please give me some help in finding the solutions? Thanks
Look for debris in the teeth of the take up hub.
@@12voltvids Hi Sorry I am a newbie, is that something I can see without stripping all of the circuit boards out, is there a video (hopefully).
Sony EVS 5000 / EVS 7000 Take Up Hub Repair is this video possible may help ?
@@denniskao2368 the evs5000 / 7000 have take up hubs that fail left right and center. Cameras due to the nature of how they are used have a greater chance of dirt, sand ect getting lodged in those tiny gears and hamming them.
@@12voltvids Thank you, I just look at the top of the take up hub and I notice there is a crack on the edge, so I think that is my problem. Do you have a video that shows how to swap out that part.
people actually live in northern canada?!
Bravo bravo bravo