Pc-5 with a problem

[D22369 0]

on my sony pc-5 the DV in/out has stopped working, on the sony website it shows 300$+ to diagnose and fix....

am I better off tossing in a bit more money to get a new (topmount) sony? or is this dinosaur still worth fixing?

Is sony pretty quick to fix and return? or do they drag their feet a bit..

Thanks;

Roy

[freefallcrab 0]

I had the same on my PC9. I sent it to Sony who replaced the board and charged me something like 200 pounds (and this was 4 years ago). Well, the DV-out socket stopped working again last season so I bought another camera on e-bay and I am now wondering what to do with the old one - everything else works fine but DV-out is pretty critical when you are doing a lot of 4-wya training and the the camera is top mounted on a FTP (fiddly to take the tape out).

If you are lucky there will be a dude at your DZ who can work a soldering tool and maybe fix the problem with spares from an old camera but this seems to be a regular issue with the PC series so finding a serviceable board might be the hard part.

Use your wings Johnny....

[NoPush 0]

The video port is part of a mounted circuit board called BJ-1 in the service manual. The part number is A-7074-459-A and costs $120.32.

I have replaced this several times on different Sony cameras and the problem was fixed. That being said, it could be something entirely different. On most of the cameras I have seen the plug wears because we do so many dubs, etc.

You can order the part from Sony at:

https://servicesplus.us.sony.biz/default.aspx

It's not difficult to replace if you have the Manual, a small screwdriver set and a good pair of tweezers. Also make sure you are grounded so you don’t cook any components from static electricity. I can send you the Manual but it's a 20meg file.

Send me an email address if you want me to send it.

Cheers,

Jim