Collective brain: where to get a CD player fixed?

[metawidget]

Hi collective DW / LJ brain (of the Ottawa-Gatineau persuasion),

Where would you go to get a relatively recent CD player fixed? It's a "mini-component" player (the speakers are detached, and the CD, radio, tape deck (!) and line in are all on the same box — it doesn't feel too dense so I hope it's easily disassemble-able), and I'd rather get it fixed than go out and get a new one, even if there's not a huge cost savings. Bonus points for being in the Downtown-to-Westboro axis or in Hull-Aylmer, being nice, personal experience and being ecologically friendly.

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[fuzzyila.livejournal.com]

if that doesn't work out, I have my dad's Sony left over - it has a cd player, radio and cassette player and two large speakers. Oh and a remote control!

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

Sadly, you may not be able to get it fixed. Most modern electronics is built to be disposable, rather than fixable -- there may be not just "no user serviceable parts inside" but no serviceable parts inside at all. :(

Still, what is not working? Something like a loose connection may be able to be resoldered or something. But, finding a repair shop... that's still a problem, since nobody actually has these things repaired any more, there may not be such a shop.

[ironphoenix.livejournal.com]

There are "small appliance parts and repair" places around... they tend to be rather seedy-looking, but it might be worth a try.

The manufacturer's standard line is likely to be about what you said, though... cost of new unit = $200, cost of repair = $400.

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

Small appliance is generally dealing with electric, rather than electronic, appliances. Vacuum cleaners, mixers, etc which are more repairable.

[ironphoenix.livejournal.com]

I was talking more about fixing simple loose connections etc... they could probably do that, or recommend someone who can. Once you're onto the PCB... good luck.

[http://users.livejournal.com/hub_/]

as dagibbs say. food processor, toaster and things like that.

[teinm_laida.livejournal.com]

My dad. But realistically, like others have said ... if it's not high-end, it's likely not very repairable. (Kind of like taking Zellers sneakers to the shoe guy ... makes no sense.)

[http://users.livejournal.com/hub_/]

yeah, likely unfixable. Note that it depends of what it is and how lucky, but the price of the hour of labor is too high (why do you think it is all made in china).

I have fixed a 1985 CD player with a bit of wire and a soldering iron: broken PCB near the power switch.

I have fix a Casio scientific calculator with a bit of liquid corrector in math class, using a swiss army knife for disassembly. Never been able to repeat the feat. I must have rolled a 20 that day.