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Originally Posted by Peter Ward
Indeed I have been a SBIG dealer for the same time, and occasionally get calls from customers who have 17 year old cameras that have served them faithfully for that time but are now kaput.
Parts are no longer available hence repairs are not an option. Often the chips themselves are simply not being made anymore.
Curiously...one can still get parts for Model-T ford cars.... 
However, often the sensors themselves are still good and kudos to SBIG for having an albeit not inexpensive "sensor transplant" service which allows them to be re-used in a current model camera head.
Given that many CCD lines have ceased production (perversely not due to a lack of performance) it's comforting to know some re-use is still possible. |
That's great if they can swap the sensor at a reasonable price -
however the sensors are very delicate and there would be
some sensors lost due to damage in that process.