Re: My Solution! Re: SONY Mavica C:13:01 ERROR (for MVC-CDxxx

HELP!! Escher, Thank you. You're a God send! But I need just a little more help. I am having one little problem.

Okay. . . I removed all the screws (no problems, great instructions)Now I'm afraid to remove the ribbon. It doesn't appear to be proper place to pull or snap out. I have wire and ribbon in the finder. I'm desperate. I spent way too much much money for this camera to tear it up now.

I was pulling my hair out. Sony wanted to charge $198 plus tx to fix (no, to attempt to repair, no promises. If, if, if. . .) what appears to be a common problem with this CD1000. I'm a little angry about that. I have a Pentax 35mm that I purchased for 1/2 of what I paid for this and I've had it for 10 years and it still works like a dream and the picture are great. I love this Sony but I've had it for 2 years and now it won't even take pictures.
Please give my a little assistance.

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• Re: Re: My Solution! Re: SONY Mavica C:13:01 ERROR (for MVC-CDxxx Escher - 9th Oct 2004 5:18
  Hi, First thing.... Don't Panic!
  
  just take everything slow and think about what you're doing
  and it will be a snap.
  
  The ribbon cables (flex cable) are basically cables with
  exposed wire edge on one end.. They are basically pushed
  snugly into a white (black?) connector that is soldered
  onto the board. Basic removal is to grab the ribbon near
  the connector and very gently pull it out (needle nose
  can help get a constant force across the whole cable, but
  you should take care not to rip the ribbon.)
  
  here's a picture or two to show what the ends of that cable
  look like:
  
  http://www.aplusseller.com/pics/DellParts/Ribbon_Cable/CPiA/CPiA.JPG
  
  (Far left is what the ribbon looks like when it's removed
  from the socket)
  
  In some circuits, the cable is 'locked' into the connector
  by means of some tabs or something on the socket, but from
  my memory, none of the cables in the Mavica are this way.
  
  As for Molex: basically if there are two connectors (one
  on the circuit board and one on the wire side), you just
  gently pry these apart.. probably with a small screwdriver.
  
  Most of the molex connections in the camera are used when
  connecting independant wires (not a ribbon connector) to
  the circuit board... although thinking back, there may be
  one or two ribbon cables that have a connector on both
  sides. This should be pretty easy to see, as there will be
  two white (black? orange?) things.
  
  Here's a picture of a typical molex:
  
  http://www.robotroom.com/Tach2Connector.jpg
  
  in this case, you don't want to remove the individaul wires,
  but just unplug one connector from the other.
  
  Let me know if you need more info, and perhaps i can find
  some more detailed pictures!!
  
  Good Luck
  
  
  • Re: Re: Re: My Solution! Re: SONY Mavica C:13:01 ERROR (for MVC-CDxxx Paula - 10th Oct 2004 5:41
    Thank you, for all your help. But I totally lost it. Now I have to take the camera apart again. I did something wrong. Not that you advice wasn't much needed and right on time. I paniced. Now the camera is on, but the button I press to take pictures moves me thru options. And . . . now it saying "No Disc". So, I must have put the ribbons in wrong or I damaged it. I think I need a real time walk thru or I need pictures. I never thought I needed to see pictures to read a book. 1st time for everything, huh. Still in desperate need of your help. Paula Do you have any advice that might help me thru this?