Canon XL2 Repair cost

[mmcd]

Hi,

I have a Canon XL2 which has a problem in that the 'DV out' does no
work.
Alll other outputs work fine.

I have sought a quote from Jessops to repair the camera.
They have quoted £407 and the repair description is
'Parts - 1 Main BD ASSY'.

Can anyone assist in relation to the neature of the repair suggeste
and the cost?


thanks

mmc


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mmcd

[Rob]

Hi,
I have a Canon XL2 which has a problem in that the 'DV out' does not
work.
Alll other outputs work fine.
I have sought a quote from Jessops to repair the camera.
They have quoted £407 and the repair description is
'Parts - 1 Main BD ASSY'.
Can anyone assist in relation to the neature of the repair suggested
and the cost?

Seems very high to me. They're quoting you the price to replace the main
board (which may be necessary.) These things are very fiddly to work on,
so a large part of that will be labour costs.
Sell it as faulty as described on ebay to recover some cash towards a new
one?
Do try it on another PC etc before doing anything though, in case the DV
problem is at that end or with the DV cable..
HTH,

[Mike Scott]

Post by Rob

Hi,
I have a Canon XL2 which has a problem in that the 'DV out' does not
work.
Alll other outputs work fine.
I have sought a quote from Jessops to repair the camera.
They have quoted £407 and the repair description is
'Parts - 1 Main BD ASSY'.
Can anyone assist in relation to the neature of the repair suggested
and the cost?

Seems very high to me. They're quoting you the price to replace the main
board (which may be necessary.) These things are very fiddly to work on,
so a large part of that will be labour costs.
Sell it as faulty as described on ebay to recover some cash towards a new
one?
Do try it on another PC etc before doing anything though, in case the DV
problem is at that end or with the DV cable..
HTH,

Well, if they're like Sony, it'll be a fixed price repair, which means
it won't bear much relation to the cost of bits+labour for your job. At
least your quote is well within the value of the machine.

Is this another firewire-took-fire job, like my Sony? Rumour has it that
when you hot-plug the supposedly hot-pluggable connectors, the power can
hit the signal line and zap it. Is that correct?

[Rob]

Post by Rob

Hi,
I have a Canon XL2 which has a problem in that the 'DV out' does not
work.
Alll other outputs work fine.
I have sought a quote from Jessops to repair the camera.
They have quoted £407 and the repair description is
'Parts - 1 Main BD ASSY'.
Can anyone assist in relation to the neature of the repair suggested
and the cost?

Seems very high to me. They're quoting you the price to replace the main
board (which may be necessary.) These things are very fiddly to work on,
so a large part of that will be labour costs.
Sell it as faulty as described on ebay to recover some cash towards a new
one?
Do try it on another PC etc before doing anything though, in case the DV
problem is at that end or with the DV cable..
HTH,

Well, if they're like Sony, it'll be a fixed price repair, which means it
won't bear much relation to the cost of bits+labour for your job. At least
your quote is well within the value of the machine.
Is this another firewire-took-fire job, like my Sony? Rumour has it that
when you hot-plug the supposedly hot-pluggable connectors, the power can
hit the signal line and zap it. Is that correct?

That might be possible Mike, especially if hooked-up to a 6-pin cable
as those have power lines as well as signal. Could also be a static
discharge when connecting the cable. My money would be on the tiny
socket on the camera (possibly its solder connections to the main board)
being damaged. As you say, they're not a very strong design.

Cheers,

[Mike Scott]

Rob wrote:
....

Post by Rob
That might be possible Mike, especially if hooked-up to a 6-pin cable
as those have power lines as well as signal. Could also be a static
discharge when connecting the cable. My money would be on the tiny
socket on the camera (possibly its solder connections to the main board)
being damaged. As you say, they're not a very strong design.

I don't know what it is with connector designers these days. In the old
days, they were /robust/. Now we have firewire ('nuff said); SATA
connectors that wobble and are weak and USB connectors that can't cope
with real life. And there's no real need for the design shoddiness.

[mmcd]

;19211']Rob wrote:-
Hi,
I have a Canon XL2 which has a problem in that the 'DV out' does not
work.
Alll other outputs work fine.
I have sought a quote from Jessops to repair the camera.
They have quoted £407 and the repair description is
'Parts - 1 Main BD ASSY'.
Can anyone assist in relation to the neature of the repair suggested
and the cost?-
Seems very high to me. They're quoting you the price to replace th
main
board (which may be necessary.) These things are very fiddly to wor
on,
so a large part of that will be labour costs.
Sell it as faulty as described on ebay to recover some cash towards
new
one?
Do try it on another PC etc before doing anything though, in case th
DV
problem is at that end or with the DV cable..
HTH,-
Well, if they're like Sony, it'll be a fixed price repair, which mean
it won't bear much relation to the cost of bits+labour for your job. A
least your quote is well within the value of the machine.
Is this another firewire-took-fire job, like my Sony? Rumour has i
that
when you hot-plug the supposedly hot-pluggable connectors, the powe
can
hit the signal line and zap it. Is that correct?
--
Mike Scott (unet2 at [deletethis] scottsonline.org.uk)
Harlow Essex England

I have read that this is a common enough problem with the XL2

mmc


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mmcd

[GP Hardy]

I have a Canon XL2 which has a problem in that the 'DV out' does not
work.
Alll other outputs work fine.
I have sought a quote from Jessops to repair the camera.
They have quoted £407 and the repair description is
'Parts - 1 Main BD ASSY'.
Can anyone assist in relation to the neature of the repair suggested
and the cost?

Wouldn't it be cheaper to buy a secondhand MiniDV camera? You'd lose the
ability to shoot 90min per tape, but that's a small price for a 90% (ish)
saving on the XL2 repair.

[mmcd]

;19218'] I have a Canon XL2 which has a problem in that the 'DV out
does not-
work.
Alll other outputs work fine.
I have sought a quote from Jessops to repair the camera.
They have quoted £407 and the repair description is
'Parts - 1 Main BD ASSY'.
Can anyone assist in relation to the neature of the repair suggested
and the cost?-
Wouldn't it be cheaper to buy a secondhand MiniDV camera? You'd los
the
ability to shoot 90min per tape, but that's a small price for a 90
(ish)
saving on the XL2 repair.

The XL2 produces the best recordings I have come across

mmc


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mmcd

[GP Hardy]

Post by mmcd

;19218'] I have a Canon XL2 which has a problem in that the 'DV out'
does not-
work.
Alll other outputs work fine.
I have sought a quote from Jessops to repair the camera.
They have quoted £407 and the repair description is
'Parts - 1 Main BD ASSY'.
Can anyone assist in relation to the neature of the repair suggested
and the cost?-
Wouldn't it be cheaper to buy a secondhand MiniDV camera? You'd lose the
ability to shoot 90min per tape, but that's a small price for a 90% (ish)
saving on the XL2 repair.

The XL2 produces the best recordings I have come across

You said it's just the DV out that's broken on your XL2

So you can continue to film using the XL2, then transfer the resulting
footage to your PC via a cheap and cheerful consumer MiniDV camera.

Plus you have the benefit (albeit in an unlikely scenario) that you can
continue to film while the "capture" is taking place.

The reason you lose LP mode is that different manufacturers have different
standards when it comes to the slowing down of tape. My XL1 and XM1 can read
each other's LP tapes, but my little sony handycam can't read them (or vice
versa)

[mmcd]

'GP Hardy[_2_ Wrote:-
;19218'] I have a Canon XL2 which has a problem in that the 'DV out'
does not-
work.
Alll other outputs work fine.
I have sought a quote from Jessops to repair the camera.
They have quoted £407 and the repair description is
'Parts - 1 Main BD ASSY'.
Can anyone assist in relation to the neature of the repair suggested
and the cost?-
Wouldn't it be cheaper to buy a secondhand MiniDV camera? You'd lose the
ability to shoot 90min per tape, but that's a small price for a 90% (ish)
saving on the XL2 repair.-
The XL2 produces the best recordings I have come across-
You said it's just the DV out that's broken on your XL2
So you can continue to film using the XL2, then transfer the resultin
footage to your PC via a cheap and cheerful consumer MiniDV camera.
Plus you have the benefit (albeit in an unlikely scenario) that you ca
continue to film while the "capture" is taking place.
The reason you lose LP mode is that different manufacturers hav
different
standards when it comes to the slowing down of tape. My XL1 and XM1 ca
read
each other's LP tapes, but my little sony handycam can't read them (o
vice
versa)

Thanks for your hel


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mmcd