Wow - Richer Sounds backdated the warranty? That's bloody fantastic - did
you have to haggle hard or did they just offer?
Now no-one on this list will buy an extended warranty - you just wait till
the thing breaks, then pay the extra!
Amazing...
Al
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
Behalf Of Michael Jones
Sent: 27 July 2000 10:08
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: MD: JE520 transport mech repairs?
--- Simon Mackay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >
> I would suggest not to scrap the 520 but to look towards buying a
> 530 or
> another secondhand 520 for your next MiniDisc deck. If a part
> common to
> either of these machines has bitten the dust and you need to
> replace it, you
> could use salvageable parts from the 520 for the other machine.
Er, yes - but that pre-supposes that [a] I want to part with more
than 130gbp for a new deck, with the non-functioning JE520 as 'parts
backup' and [b] that I've have any idea of how to perform a parts
replacement on the new deck should *it* fail. As far as I could
tell, these slipping cogs were only accessible if one dismantled the
entire transport mechanism and even then I couldn't be sure whether
it was a case of worn-down plastic parts or simply a screw come
loose.
> if you scrap electronic equipment; don't throw it
> in the
> garbage, but keep it for parts that you may use in your projects.
Perhaps I didn't make this clear, but I really had no intention of
merely scrapping the machine (I imagine Sony would let me have the
non-functioning deck back if they couldn't fix it - or perhaps not?),
I was just canvassing on the subject of Sony repairs: how long, how
much, etc.
Anyway, this is all rather moot now. Richer Sounds sold me a
Supercare Plan (30gbp) when I took the unit in and back-dated it to
June '99 - hence I got a free loan machine (a slightly shabby JE500
with no remote or coax-in, but better than nothing) and the repair
will also be free of charge. The JE500 actually seems a little more
robust than the JE520 (the jog dial and loading mechanism in
particular). I have to say, I'm not entirely confident that the
JE520, when returned, won't fail in the same way again. If I do look
at a new deck, it might be a JB9x0 model. Does anyone know if these
units have a sturdier transport mechanism?
Regards,
Mike.
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