Whats the verdict with a new V9 or V10 ??

[ShadowKnyght]

Originally posted by spedmetal
Its really not as big a deal as this thread is seaming to make it. I have only had one V9 take a crap on me so far.

That is fine for some but personally down in oz one bad station is a big problem as we don't do as many stations as other regions

I used to think it was all down to installer error until it happened to me...

and it was one of my cleanest installs! :

http://www.cyber-mag.com/station/ins...eX-5_color.jpg

The V9 had a double wammy 3 weeks after the install - coil resistance down to 1.2 ohm and heat effects visible around the LA chip...

I tried in vain to add a couple of 2.2ohm resistors in series with the coil but that as expected it did sweet FA.

My fear is that even using the replacement BA trick I will have to buy a new laser as well and they are not cheap down here - and I also doubt the reliability of these so called "new" lasers...

lastly I hate to stuff customers around so I hate the fact that this issue has been dragging on a bit with my customer.