Job Timeline (Ref 8538-20)


All repairs are fixed price at £20 plus postage
Item Returned to Customer


A Timeline of this job can be seen below.
Arrived - 06-Jan-2021
Fault Diagnosed
Remote Repaired
Payment Received
Returned - 18-Jan-2021
Repair Engineer : Martin Smith
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Sony HDD RMT-D259 Remote Repair Details

Manufacturer : Sony HDD

Model : RMT-D259

Customers Fault Description : Remote buttons are not functioning properly - they are slow to respond Have put new batteries in but this hasn't helped.

Remote Fixer Repair Response (see below) :

This HDD remote arrived safely and on testing was confirmed to have various non responsive / sluggish buttons.

On opening this was found to be due to a large amount of liquid contamination (see image).  The PCB and button array was cleared of all contaminants which restored full functionality.

VCR Controller Testing Video


Remote Images

Sony HDD RMT-D259 Remote Control - Front Image

Sony HDD RMT-D259 Remote Control - Inside Image

Sony HDD RMT-D259 Remote Control - Back Image