Replacement parts?
root
optical drive failed. You can buy one
new for about $225. I called Panasonic to
check on the price for the drive: $135+$15
shipping=$150. So I went online to find
an alternate source: I found two places.
Parts something or other had one at $340
and MCM had one at $450. I used to buy
from MCM when VCRs were worth repairing.
Now?
circuit
reduce costs of spare parts even if you can purchase a new unit with more
features for less cost of the spare part. The only company I ever saw who
did differently was SONY on a 27 Inch trinitron CRT (Circa 1982) - which
they reduced the cost down to $40.00 Retail plus shipping. I dont know if
that was an experiment they discontinued, or if they knew those CRT's were
problematic with a short lifespan. If you have a part number, post it here.
You can also try www.parts-link.com , posting it as a wanted part.
"root" <NoE...@home.org> wrote in message
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root
> Pretty common problem...manufacturers leave stuff on the shelf and never
> reduce costs of spare parts even if you can purchase a new unit with more
> features for less cost of the spare part. The only company I ever saw who
> did differently was SONY on a 27 Inch trinitron CRT (Circa 1982) - which
> they reduced the cost down to $40.00 Retail plus shipping. I dont know if
> that was an experiment they discontinued, or if they knew those CRT's were
> problematic with a short lifespan. If you have a part number, post it here.
> You can also try www.parts-link.com , posting it as a wanted part.
>
The optical drive is Panasonic VXY2010.
Franc Zabkar
finger to keyboard and composed:
Some manufacturers will do evil things to prevent you from replacing
your HD or optical drive with a generic unit. I believe Panasonic may
be one of these.
FWIW, I've replaced the optical drive in an LG recorder with a PC IDE
type. The replacement was also an LG, though. I don't know if non-LG
drives would have worked because I didn't have any other brands to
experiment with.
One hiccup for LG drives may be the interface. Some designs use a
mini-flex version of the standard 40-pin IDE. In this case you can use
a small adapter PCB (supplied with some LG drives) to handle the
connector conversion.
- Franc Zabkar
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root
>
> One hiccup for LG drives may be the interface. Some designs use a
> mini-flex version of the standard 40-pin IDE. In this case you can use
> a small adapter PCB (supplied with some LG drives) to handle the
> connector conversion.
>
> - Franc Zabkar
The Panasonic drive is connected with a flex cable.
It never occurred to me that the cable may simply
be a version of the standard ide interface. How
can I tell?
Franc Zabkar
finger to keyboard and composed:
>Franc Zabkar <fza...@iinternode.on.net> wrote:
I believe that if the unit has an IDE hard drive, then the optical
drive will most likely be an IDE type as well.
Otherwise I'd look for a pinout in the service manual. The datasheet
for the decoder IC may also specify the interface type.
You say that your drive is connected with *a* flex cable. However, the
drive in the following exploded view appears to have 4 cables:
http://www.prime-electronics.com.au/PANASONIC/DVD_VCR/DMREZ48VGN/CASING%20AND%20MECHANISM.jpg
root
> Otherwise I'd look for a pinout in the service manual. The datasheet
> for the decoder IC may also specify the interface type.
>
> You say that your drive is connected with *a* flex cable. However, the
> drive in the following exploded view appears to have 4 cables:
>
> http://www.prime-electronics.com.au/PANASONIC/DVD_VCR/DMREZ48VGN/CASING%20AND%20MECHANISM.jpg
>
> - Franc Zabkar
Damn, you may be right. It has been a few weeks
since I opened the case. I am pretty sure there
was no standard IDE type power plug on the unit.