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Sony Repair Guide: Common Issues and Fixes

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SONYKV8100
Part numbersI need part numbers of rv303, 305, 306 and 304. -hq comments: the part no. are as follows: rv303 1-226-506-11 brt rv305 1-224-146-11 color rv306 1-224-146-11 hue
SONYKV25DXR
Service mode problems and no remote or front panel control1) this unit would not go past #19 in service mode. 2) therealso was no remote or front panel controls and no display. only power on/off worked. found solder blob across s2001 section #4 connecting ic2005pin 21 to 38 all the time. pulling on wires fr
SONYD5
Q503 failureOn several of these units we are finding q503 is shortingout sometimes along with ic508. in a few cases after replacing alldefective parts and going through all alignments, some of these unitsare coming back after approx. 2 months with repeat failure of
SONYPSFL9
P/n for upper frame assyNeed part # for upper frame assy. -hq comments: the part number is 4-905-866-01. the number is listed onpage 43 as ref. no. 113.
SONYCCDV8AFU
Loss of playback chroma, sound and speed regulationWhen playing back it, and appears to be going half speed. prerecorded tapes operate'properly. found that pin 3 of ic101 has 3.9v at all times. staticresistance check of c132 shows 7 kΩ.
SONYFD20A
No service manual for new board and partsNo service manual for new board (a board p/n 1-614-043-11)and parts. -hq comments: pls look to fd-20a supplement no. 5 for the informationsyou need. the supplement p/n is 9-963-120-85.
SONYKV1311CR
Missing part number, not available, must replace componentMissing part number of cp841 and cp843. -hq comments: the part number for cpxxx components are not listed ins/m because sony policy is to repair these components not to replace them.cp841 consists of three 75Ω resistors (1/6w p/n 1-247-805-00) andcp
SONYACD50
P/n of ref 904 is in errorNpc says it appears the part # of ref. 904 is in error. -hq comments: the service parts for the input/output jacks have beenchanged. reference numbers 1, 2, 3, 902, 903 and 904 are no longeravailable separately. these parts are now supplied assembled
SONYWMF12
Bent riveting plate on reel boardRiveting, tg plate (p/n 3-596-938-01) is bent causing unitnot to go in play mode.
SONYCDP302
Part number of insulator pole (a)All the bu-1a optical block assys i have seen previously aremounted with 3 spacing sleeves fitted onto the 3 insulator poles (#302,pg 60 of the s/m). these are not shown in the diagram on pg 60. the uniti am working on has been previously serviced and
SONYKV1972R
Gray area right top of screen, adj v bias, size & pin1/4x3 gray area right top of screen during caption broadcast,at high contrast level.
SONYSLHFR30
Unit would power itself on when cassette loadedWith cassette loaded and unit powered down, unit would inter-mittently power itself on. scoped all lines to mpu and found clitches onthe chassette on line (p8 of ic1). measured the resistance of switch s903and was about 1/2 meg.
SONYTC58
Cannot service by itselfNeed instructions on how to simulate hooking up tc-58 whichis part of fh series. how can the tc-58 be hooked up without the balanceof the system? can you use the ta-v10? -hq comments: please see the servicing note on page tc-2 of the s/m tooperate the
SONYXR780
Tape jamsTape jams. the gears (a, b, assy rvs) are stripping. eitherthey strip causing tape to jam or tape jams causing gears to strip.
SONYICF7600A
Part number for j1I need the correct part number for j1 which is listed inthe service manual in section ta-78 page ta-17. the part number listedis not recognized by kc. -hq comments: 1-507-804-00 is incorrect. the correct p/n for j1 is1-507-730-00. we will issue a s/b
SONYTA78
No soundThe unit had no audio output. we found ic1/pin 11 to haveabout 2 volts instead of 6. this was caused by a leaky c41.
SONYSL2405
No phase control of capstanThe unit had no phase control of the capstan. at ic1/pin 20phase output we found a 15hz square wave. this was caused by an opentracking control rv201.
SONYSLHFR30
No powerNo power. 5.5 volt line was down to 2.9 volts. replacedic001, 5.5 volts appeared but still wonunder tr-15 board, grounding the power on.
SONYCDP400
No operationFound gnd lug not making good contact with anodized blackchassis, which resulted in no gnd on s803 (in switch pcb) causing nodisc spin.
SONYCPD1201
Color monitorWhen picture control is in minimum position, background goesto red.