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Posted by Johan Stck on 11/06/07 09:41
dylan winter skrev:
> I have had a long running problem with my Sony Camera
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> I hot swapped the I-link
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> which sony now says can blow the camera running you into a magnificent
> repair bill
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> They have now put out a warning about hot swapping
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> http://bssc.sel.sony.com/BroadcastandBusiness/markets/10018/docs/FirewireNoticeGenericVersion6212006.pdf
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> the warning came too late to save my HDV camera
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> I have tried and tried with Sony
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> still no luck y - despite long emails, well researched
> arguments etc
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> so I have made my protest using video
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> ...................
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> samples in various formats here
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> www.romerwood.co.uk
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> probably won't stream so you will have to right click and save to
> desktop
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> I was thinking of sticking it onto you tube
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> do you think sony will set the lawyers on me
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> I would appreciate your comments
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> Dylan
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Well, I´ve fried a couple of DV cams myself (even a firewire disk)
(among them a Sony TRV900, now repaired, some others scrapped).
Turns out the PC was connected to an un-grounded power outlet.
A big no-no evidently...
Seems that firewire is very sensitive, not so with USB..
/JS
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