Sony Portable DVD player DVP-FX980 Dead - No Power on AC Adaptor or Battery Repair Fix

A Sony portable DVD player DVP-FX980 came in with the complaint of dead on AC adaptor and internal battery. I found a single shorted ceramic capacitor and it is all good now If you would like to support my video efforts please consider making a donation at https://www.paypal.me/NORCAL715 Remember with your help we can keep these things out of the landfill, out of the recycle bin, and out of the E-waste facility! Thanks for watching. Thank you to these people that have supported my channel by making a donation or by having me repair their unit. Jose Jimenez III Victor Martinez Daniel Besitka Barry Gautreaux Philip Brown (Thank you for monthly support) Carlos Roland Chad Frederick Enrique Torrano Spencer Poon Daniel Wilde Jose Jimenez III Barry Gautreaux David Arballo Charlie Williams Larry Mcdonald Daniael Tuskin Todd Shelton Dean Roney Scott Hower Ulrich Schwalvenberg R. Temple Duane Barry Roberto Menendez Thank you for your generous donation! David Baker Paul Williams Michael Meenan Joseph L Ozvold (again) Ed Uznanski John Elmore Donald Bacon Daniel Pyles Roberto Menendez Nelson Chamberlain Venkateswararao Chodapaneedi Ethan Hawke Dave Kirkey Paul Gates Christian Brenzel Kitty Zeisloft Darin Enck Clarkie Kay Rich Doza Michael Mazer Mike Bale David Arballo Richard Hudson Karen Shegog Rudy Kraker Dan Latorre Jim Louderback Justin Tuhua Cynthia Adams John Roach John Quinn Ashley Silas Sherri Parsons Jim McCarthy David Arballo Steve Navarro Keith Claro Frank Conlon Graham Foral Bob Hendrix Jim Meschler David Jacobson Randy Fink Scott Kullen Obaid Khan Robert Brothers Timothy Edds Brian Gay Owen Flint Dana Dainels Tyler Bridge Dena Hamilton Paul Agbuya Samuel & Nancy Guich Dot Morgan Timothy Ritchel William Holloman Cynthia Adams Andrew Oros George Savage Graham Foral Paul Agbuya Scott DuVall Christian Brenzel Russell Houtz Philip Brown Michael King Erick Pastor Robert Ettinger Christopher Cicero Heath Lasswell Timothy Ritchel Benjamin Rubio Michael Dukes Dot Morgan Casey Cane Teri DeLeo Kelly Knutson Howard Goble Diana Williams Reed Graham Christopher Wang David Ammerlaan John Johnson Shaheed Amirkhan Brett Sherry Joseph L Ozvold Sweidan Omar John Eggers Linda Kuo Daniel Pyles Melanie Branton Lisa Sklar Barry Marchant John Harper Larry Mcdonald Annette Lewis Howard Goble Hugo Tajimaroa M R Rajesh Uri Cohen Follow me on social media Facebook Instagram Twitter @NORCAL715 email me [email protected] 00:00 Intro 01:03 Testing current draw 02:08 Testing the 12 volt AC adaptor 03:54 Disassembly 05:29 Ohm meter tests 05:58 Testing the battery 07:58 Taking laser diode ESD precautions 09:00 Board removal 09:33 Power on tests 10:01 The board view and schematic 11:53 Using the Infrared camera to find the short 13:10 I think that capacitor is the issue 13:42 Testing the suspect capacitor 14:14 Is there still a short on the main board? 14:48 Is there room for an electrolytic capacitor 15:26 Installing the electrolytic capacitor 16:34 Adding RTV to secure the capacitor 16:51 Reassembly 18:24 Testing after repair 19:37 Final thoughts 20:06 Closing words 21:12 My workbench and ham setup from 1989