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Title: QUIT WORKING, workmanship defects.
Review: Green power indicator flickered briefly when plugging in power adapter connector, but would not stay on.Removed cover and immediately saw that all the hand soldered joints for the connectors and channel selector switch were defective. They were dull gray with a globular pear-shaped appearance. A properly soldered joint will be bright and shiny conforming to the shape of the elements soldered with concave fillets. To acheive a satisfactory solder connection all elements of a solder joint must reach the melting point of solder, not just have a droplet of solder applied.This was an easy fix for me having thirty plus years experience in manufacturing electronics. BUT - a new item requiring repair is completely unsatisfactory.SONY CLEARLY HAS WORKMANSHIP, TRAINING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE PROBLEMS.
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