Power light comes on, goes off, comes on, goes off repeatedly

I guess you haven't been around any cars since 1981,
some 30 years

You haven't heard of ON-Board-Diagnostic Systems,
that turn a check light on your dash, when a Govt Mandated
Emissions Problem arises?


The ABS light is a possible Braking System Fault

So from now on :


ANY DASH LIGHT YOU GET

Check for codes
Diagnose the system that set a check light
Resolve /Repair

Who does that you ask?

The guy down the street at the repair shop

Start with pulling the battery and power, then hold the power button in for about 30-40 seconds. Then plug the power back in (still no battery). Try to power up the computer. If it boots, shut it down and put the battery in and try again. If it boots the issue was cleared. If it boots with the power cord but not with the battery added, you have a battery issue.

Hope this helps

Always make sure that your Battery is full charge, I usually blow soft air to clear the heads and any other small particles. use a new tape.., remember depending in how long and use of camera could make a difference in long lasting equiptment. Its possible that is time for the camera technician to come in the rescue. Call around for estimades in your camcorder repair and you may be suprise how competetive pricing is out there..

http://www.videoonerepair.com/

http://www.mdlrvideospecialist.com/?gclid=CIChj779z6YCFQkPbAodh1qrJA

Have you changed brands of mini-DV tape? Some are poor and flake off or have a bad binder that clogs up the head. Sony and Panasonic fought it out for years as to whose emulsion binder would win out. Try using a new Canon-approved tape and see if it works. If even that clogs up, sounds like a trip to the shop is necessary.

You are right. It is not the battery. XL1s may have a blown transistors in the power PCB. It probably would not damaged any other are but power. This symptom requires a disassembly and removal of power PCB and repair. Sorry, I could not give any quick resolution for this. James. For further assistance, go to www.camerarepairjapan.com

Just fixed this problem. It is one of the three main fuses that have blown out. This is not supposed to be consumer accessible or fixable, but I did it.
Open up the camera case using the 5 allen head screws disconnect the top ribbon cable going to the playback buttons on the handle. on the main board (behind the tape deck) are 3 tiny square black fuses The top fuse FU3201 is the VTR The middle fuse FU3200 is the Motor The bottom fuse FU3202 is the Camera/Lense
The bottom fuse was my culprit. I found a tiny piece of copper and bent it into a U shape and slipped it over the fuse so that it touched the metal terminals on both sides and bypassed the fuse. This fixed the problem.
Haven't used the camera extensively since, but shoot about 10 hrs a week with 2 xl1's and will post if anything happens.
Here is a diagram from the Canon XL1 Service Manual: http://www.coycypert.net/files/xl1.png
Here is the service manual download link: http://www.coycypert.net/files/CANON%20DM-XL1.pdf

Did you change to VCR and then use the +/- to replay on the viewfinder?

Try this...

Hit the eject button. As soon as it makes it half way, take the battery out.
Leave the white cover open, put the battery back in.

This should take the tape cartridge up all the way and eject the tape.

I had the same problem and it ejected the defective tape

Kawal

Hi Rick,

I think head is dirty.

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Try Cleaning the heads, with a "wet" cleaner if you use any other kind, it could also jam