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Posted by Matt on 10/23/07 20:21
"PTravel" <ptravel@travelersvideo.com> wrote in message
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> "Richard Crowley" <rcrowley@xp7rt.net> wrote in message
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>> "PTravel" wrote ...
>>> I've got a VX2000 with a fried 1394 port. Sony has a flat rate repair
>>> of around $500, which seems a little steep for what I believe is a
>>> separate module. Does anyone know any LA-area repair shops that could
>>> handle this repair?
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>> Are service manuals and board-level repair parts still available?
>> It has been a few years since I got a service manual (actually two
>> large paperback 8.5x11 books) for my DSR-300.
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>> But I heard that Sony is now offering service info only on CD and
>> by subscription only. A scheme that would make sense for a
>> regular service organization, but is prohibitive for one-off owners.
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>> I'm certain my favorite service shop here in PDX could handle
>> it, but they charge $300 just for putting it on the bench, and then
>> with labor (likely <30 minutes) and the repair parts, it might end
>> up costing about the same as Sony's flat rate.
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>> If it were me, I would do it myself, but that would assume that I
>> could get the sevice manual and the repair part(s) from Sony.
>> Not that I am recommending that course to you.
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> Hmmmm. I'd try it, but I'd want access to the service manual. Maybe I'll
> just take the ding and sell it on eBay as is.
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Just thought I'd point out that for the $500 Sony charges they go over the
entire camera and repair most minor problems as well as clean the camera...
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