How much to replace broken coaxial input to Sony TV?

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dafman

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#268150 2-Mar-2020 13:08

My partner moved our TV today and snapped the coaxial input off our Sony TV - so we need to replace.

Any thoughts on cost for replacing the TV coaxial connector for a Sony KD-55X8500e?

And any recommendations for Sony repair in Kapiti?

thanks in advance

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#2430089 2-Mar-2020 13:12

From a purely practical perspective perhaps look at buying a Vodafone TV and not repairing it as you don't then use/need any sort of aerial?

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#2430092 2-Mar-2020 13:18

rp1790:

From a purely practical perspective perhaps look at buying a Vodafone TV and not repairing it as you don't then use/need any sort of aerial?

Thanks, would be a pity as I recently paid to have an old Sky dish removed and new UHF aerial installed on roof. But I'm also a pragmatic, so if cost prohibitive, that is a last resort option.

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#2430108 2-Mar-2020 13:37

I can't speak for this one but other devices I have seen have the coax connector soldered into the tuner circuit board and if it is forcefully pulled out, the board can be damaged. Are you a DIYer? If there is no damage other than to the connector, you might be able to solder a new one in or maybe a short piece of coax feeding one hanging loose somewhere so you can at least make a connection to the antenna.

Another possibility is to buy a UHF box with HDMI output that you can plug into the TV. I have seen them on AliExpress for around $30 or so.

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#2430109 2-Mar-2020 13:40

Unsure of costs but I have had to replace Sony tuners for this reason at work before

If you can solder you can order the tv tuner yourself and replace it or solder a section of RG6 and attach a new connector as a fly lead.

Otherwise they will probably just charge you for a full main board replacement

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#2430128 2-Mar-2020 14:37

I don't think there are many places out our way that do repairs like that, if I recall last time I looked the best thing on offer was a pickup service for somewhere in town (but this was a few years ago).

I was going to suggest trying Monitor & Terminal in town as I used them lots years ago and always found Wayne really good to deal with. Unfortunately a quick google for the current contact details showed they didn't seem to be in business any longer and a more in depth one turned up Wayne's obituary which explains why.

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#2430296 2-Mar-2020 19:17

give coastal electronics a call ?

http://www.coastalelectronics.co.nz/contactUs.php

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#2431719 3-Mar-2020 12:27

ilovemusic:

give coastal electronics a call ?

http://www.coastalelectronics.co.nz/contactUs.php

Thanks, called but they won't say anything without an inspection with upfront fee of $130, which is the same price as a freeview streaming dongle ...

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#2431741 3-Mar-2020 12:58

These sockets are nearly always on a circuit board these days.
Probably easier to buy a DVB T set top box and connect via HDMI

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#2431776 3-Mar-2020 13:08

dafman:

Thanks, called but they won't say anything without an inspection with upfront fee of $130, which is the same price as a freeview streaming dongle ...

I'd be absolutely gobsmacked if an actual repair didn't cost you at least that much. Another option is to just claim it on your contents policy, you'll be out the cost of an excess but you get a shiny new TV..

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#2454021 3-Apr-2020 18:27

I did a few repairs like that in a past life, fiddly but not impossible. The tuner pack would have to be desoldered from the board.

Then the socket needs to be straightened out, as much as it can.

Sweating it with fresh solder and a bit of flux gel, back into the tuner body, takes a little finesse, and a good soldering iron. Not to mention that getting the tuner off the board really needs a vacuum desoldering gun.

Good tools aren't cheap, and technical time isn't getting cheaper, if you can find someone to do it, $120-160ish wouldn't be out of order.

I'm unable to assist as I'm no longer in the game, and in a different location. Try the local electronics guy mentioned elsewhere in thread, if he will do it for the $130 inspection fee, that's pretty fair looking from here.