5040 Repair

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mcp6453 wrote:
> As posted previously, sound during record has disappeared from my 5040.
> Plus, the Ethernet port was hit by lightning. Should I attempt to get
> RTV to repair it, or would I be better off sending it to Mikeyboy? If I
> did the latter, I could upgrade the drive at the same time, I assume.
> Recommendations welcome.

Interesting development. I moved the 5040 to begin the process of
packing it to ship off for repair, and the sound started working. There
must be a loose connection internally. Go figure.

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I've had a couple shows record on mine that had no sound.
I figured it was the network, but now I'm not so sure.
If you figure out exactly what was loose or what caused your problem,
please post the details.

Thanks

>mcp6453 wrote:
>> As posted previously, sound during record has disappeared from my 5040.
>> Plus, the Ethernet port was hit by lightning. Should I attempt to get
>> RTV to repair it, or would I be better off sending it to Mikeyboy? If I
>> did the latter, I could upgrade the drive at the same time, I assume.
>> Recommendations welcome.
>
>Interesting development. I moved the 5040 to begin the process of
>packing it to ship off for repair, and the sound started working. There
>must be a loose connection internally. Go figure.

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mcp6453 wrote:
> mcp6453 wrote:
>
>> As posted previously, sound during record has disappeared from my
>> 5040. Plus, the Ethernet port was hit by lightning. Should I attempt
>> to get RTV to repair it, or would I be better off sending it to
>> Mikeyboy? If I did the latter, I could upgrade the drive at the same
>> time, I assume. Recommendations welcome.
>
>
> Interesting development. I moved the 5040 to begin the process of
> packing it to ship off for repair, and the sound started working. There
> must be a loose connection internally. Go figure.

If you are into doing electronic repair then I'd suggest a good once
over everythign with a magnifying glass... If you see something suspect,
well, then you know what to do.

If you are nto into electronice repair, then you won't know what to do,
so send it to someone who does. (I know what to do, After all, I'm a
licensed radio operator and I design somee of my own stuff (mostly power
supplies) but I'd not wish to take on a Replay

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> Interesting development. I moved the 5040 to begin the process of packing
> it to ship off for repair, and the sound started working. There must be a
> loose connection internally. Go figure.

Was the "move" the first time you unpowered the unit. If so, might have
been a software crash. With any kind of weird RTV behaviour, rebooting is
pretty high on the trouble-shooting list. In six years, I've had to reboot
mine maybe ten times for one problem or another.

- Mark

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markjen wrote:
>>Interesting development. I moved the 5040 to begin the process of packing
>>it to ship off for repair, and the sound started working. There must be a
>>loose connection internally. Go figure.
>
>
> Was the "move" the first time you unpowered the unit. If so, might have
> been a software crash. With any kind of weird RTV behaviour, rebooting is
> pretty high on the trouble-shooting list. In six years, I've had to reboot
> mine maybe ten times for one problem or another.
>
> - Mark
>
>

I pulled it out to begin the process of disconnecting it to return it
for repair. I have no idea why I moved it with the power on. It had
already been defaulted and rebooted, to no effect.

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It could be something more simple, like a loose cable. My 3000 does it
every once in awhile, but I just loses video sync. Shake the cables next
time.

"mcp6453" <mcp6453@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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>
> I pulled it out to begin the process of disconnecting it to return it
> for repair. I have no idea why I moved it with the power on. It had
> already been defaulted and rebooted, to no effect.

Thanks for this post ..... i agree with your views for electronic repair for 5040.