- Posted by Ian Suttle on May 3, 2009
- Filed under Electronics | General
This is an exciting moment for me. I've been doing software dev for over a decade and I've never ventured in to the electronics aspects of assembly. Sure I've put my own computers together but that became old hat in the late 90s. Today I broke out of my comfort zone and I replaced a capacitor on the main board of my Panasonic DVP642 DVD player. Slim chance but if you have the Panasonic DVP642 with a blinking red light check out this article for how to repair it.
W00t!
I know, lame for most but it's new territory for me. I figured I could either purchase a new DVD player or I could fix mine myself therefore saving a few bucks and more importantly learning something new.
It was easier than I expected although I did make one rookie mistake when I opened the capacitor plastic bag and threw it out of my view... right on to the soldering iron where it instantly melted and smoked up my kitchen counter space.
If you've not repaired an electronics device on your own before give it a shot. It was educational and rewarding.
P.S. If you try this at home and notice your colors no longer work right, ensure you plugged in your cables all the way when reconnecting to your TV :).
