View Full Version : West Coast FX1 Repair Facility recommendations?


Dave Allen
March 10th, 2009, 01:43 AM
My FX1 decided to partially stop working on my last assignment in Asia.

Specifically, the menu button rarely worked, and the scroll menu roller button stopped working altogether, so I couLd not enable the audio input from a pair of new Sennheiser wireless lav mics I bought for the assignment. Don't you just love it?

Back home, the menu button always now works, plugging in the power charger only sometimes gets me a charging yellow light, the toggle menu roller button still does not work when you roll it, but it works when you press it.

I wonder if that entire rectangular module has some bad connections....

I tried VideoOne repair, they gave me over the online form a $499 price, which I thought was rather too fast...so I put in all I wanted was the for tape head to be cleaned with the pop in cassette, got the same $499 price, which they confirmed they pretty much charge that price for any minor repair.

Adam Gold
March 10th, 2009, 11:17 AM
Did you check the Sony website? They have a finder that will locate the authorized service center nearest you.

Dave Allen
March 10th, 2009, 07:24 PM
Nothing in my area from the Sony website, and Sony themselves want a flat rate of $511 for any repair.