>What all these problems really indicate is how cheap, low-spec most >of the electronic components being used are, even in high-end >cameras. Curiously, my 1966 RCA transistor radio that cost me $20 >(expensive back then!) is still going strong. > >Godfrey >
Likely planned obsolescence? On a side note, I just fixed our 2000 Maytag Neptune washer which had stopped spinning clothes in the spin cycle. If it had failed about two yeas ago I could have gotten it fixed for free under the terms of a class action lawsuit. It was going to cost upwards of $400 for a service call, an entire new main control board, and an item called a wax motor which is essential to locking the door. I replaced the wax motor (ultimate source of the problem) along with a blown resistor and two transistors on the main board. In the process I ruined a metal 'leaf' spring that holds the wax motor in place and super glued a switch closed, until the new parts arrived. Cost of my repair including parts which I runied in the process was under $75 dollars, though I have about 10 hours invested in it. Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
