jvc camcorder repairs

crystal9

Hi all,

Could some lovely point me in the right direction of a a jvc camcorder repair company please.

I keep getting error message saying "please wait condensation" i have tried drying it out with a hair dryer,in airing cupboard and on a radiator but still no joy.

I would love to get it working again as i have stuff on tapes i would like to keep.

Thanks in advance

Figment

http://www.camtronics.co.uk/

(They definitely repair/service JVC - they fixed my camcorder)

paddyrg

How old is the camcorder? It may be that its day has just come and that it is cheaper to replace than repair

If that's the case, you could get the tapes transferred to DVD on another machine. Do you know what format the tapes are? Mini-DV?

crystal9

paddyrg wrote: »

How old is the camcorder? It may be that its day has just come and that it is cheaper to replace than repair

If that's the case, you could get the tapes transferred to DVD on another machine. Do you know what format the tapes are? Mini-DV?

thanks for your reply,

well we have had it about 5 years but at least 3 years of that i have been getting the error message. the model is jvc GR-DX27EK

P.S sorry forgot to say its a mini-dv i believe

poppellerant

Taken from http://www.techlore.com/forum/thread/13333/JVC-miniDV-GR-D30U--quot-condensation--operation-paused-quot-/

i'm a tech and i'll tell you the secret. the moisture sensor is a little black square on the side of the drive motor. if you look directly where the tape goes in, the drive motor is in the far back left. it's partially hidden behind a silver pin hanging down from the black plastic cover that goes over the video head. take a long q-tip and dip it in glass cleaner(windex etc) and gently wipe it off. you should see a small amount of black guck on the q-tip. then remove power for about one minute and allow to dry. it's better to use air to dry it out.

crystal9

poppellerant wrote: »

Taken from http://www.techlore.com/forum/thread/13333/JVC-miniDV-GR-D30U--quot-condensation--operation-paused-quot-/

thanks for the info, i found that myself today but i can not see the little black square on the side, i did try wipe with a q-tip but its not helped either. again thanks anyway

poppellerant

Have you tried taking the battery out and leaving the door where the tape goes open? Have you also tried with a hairdrier on the lowest heat setting?

I had better respect for JVC's products.