Re: Vortex Repair

["Om_Audio" <clifsound@mediaone.net>]

Thanks for the info-

Cliff

----- Original Message -----
From: "p koniuto" <taghairm@mindspring.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 7:00 PM
Subject: Re: Vortex Repair


>
>
> >work. So I sent it off to Lexicon for their flat-rate repair of (I
believe)
> >$95. Worked great from then on. The invoice showed that they cut a trace
and
>
> The flat-rate of $95 for Lex repairs no longer
> applies to the Vortex and Jamman.  Here's an
> e-mail i sent to the list a while back explaining
> the new policy:
>
> >Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 16:43:43 -0400
> >To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> >From: p koniuto <taghairm@mindspring.com>
> >Subject: Re: Jam Man Repairs
> >
> >
> >Hi Doc:
> >
> >You asked:
> >
> >>My JamMan is stubbornly refusing to go into Echo mode. Does Lexicon
still
> >>repair these, and, if not, who does?
> >
> >Repair for the JamMan (and the Vortex) used to be
> >a flat repair rate for $95 US.  This is sadly no
> >longer the case.
> >
> >Since they're now considered "Legacy" products (i.e.
> >it's been more than five years since manufacturing
> >of the JM and Vortex ceased), they are repaired on
> >an estimate basis.
> >
> >It'll cost $75 US for them to do the estimate.  If you
> >choose to have the work done, they apply that $75
> >to the cost of the repair.  I had my JamMan repaired
> >(rotary encoders replaced, etc.).  The estimate was
> >somewhere around $140, but the repair ended up being
> >closer to $115.
> >
> >I was having the same problem you are having.
> >
> >Turnaround time was around 3 weeks or so.
>
>
> Hope that helps,
> peter
>
>