That's nothing. My JA30ES has been confirmed to have a dud optical block.
It's costing AUD$380 (including labour) to replace. I would have done it
myself but I didn't have $3000 worth of tools to confirm that it was the
optical block (otherwise, it would have been an unnecessarily expensive
exercise). At any rate, the deck was worth $1700 new, but I bought it
factory 2nd for $950. Given the money saved, it's certainly worth repairing.
Besides, it received about 1.5 years of hard labour given the amount of MD's
I've worked on with it, so I can't complain.
It all depends on the equipment. High-end decks like that aren't cheaply
substitutable as are some of today's portables.
Adios,
LarZ
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf
Of Stainless Steel Rat
Sent: Tuesday, 12 October 1999 2:05
To: MD-L
Subject:MD: repair costs (was Re: Takes a lickin ...)
I recently had to have the main circuit board of my MZ-R30 replaced.
Fortunately it is still under extended warranty, because the repair costs
would have been $150 for the board plus $80 for the labor. Plus another
$50 I did not spend on a replacemnt remote because the old one was broken.
Total repair cost: $280. I paid ~$300 for the R30 new, shortly after its
initial US release.
The MD-MS702mk I bought as a temporary (and now more permanent :)
substitute cost less than it would have cost me to repair the R30.
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