jcg
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Post by jcg on Oct 14, 2014 8:26:09 GMT -5
Greetings folks,
I have a problem with a failed LED on a GP38-2. John Cubbin informed me that at the present time AZL has not yet determined whether it will make replacement circuit boards available. Although I might be able to find and replace an LED, it sure would be much easier for me at 76 years old to simply replace the board and not have to deal with such tiny parts.
Please AZL make replacement parts and boards available through your dealers.
John Goodman
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Post by markm on Oct 14, 2014 9:22:28 GMT -5
John, Welcome to the group sorry it's not under better circumstances. Spare parts is a bit of a problem in Z scale in general: manufacturers are smaller operations and purchasing large quantities of spare parts and stocking them can be prohibitively expensive. However, I've found over my past 25 years in Z scale, all the producers like to keep their customers happy and a private message to the right person generally results in a solution. These people may have one or two of the spare part you want, but not enough to offer for retail sale or distribution. In this case try ztrack@aol.com .
AZL might want to see your board anyway since the life of that LED should be about 125 years, much longer than you could possibly have run it.
Hope this helps, and good luck,
Mark
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Post by modelwarships on Oct 14, 2014 12:31:10 GMT -5
John, send me a pm with your address and I will send you one of my unused boards. I am converting all my engines to DCC and these will be surplus.
AZL really took care of me on my one engine problem and I'd like to pay it forward.
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Post by mgatdog on Oct 14, 2014 12:45:43 GMT -5
John, send me a pm with your address and I will send you one of my unused boards. I am converting all my engines to DCC and these will be surplus. AZL really took care of me on my one engine problem and I'd like to pay it forward. Tim Nice to see and hear a fellow Z scaler helping out. Bob
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jcg
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Post by jcg on Oct 16, 2014 9:01:49 GMT -5
Thank you for your rapid and helpful feed back. This is an excellent forum with very generous members. LEDs do die prematurely from time to time. There is no way AZL can avoid this without very long burn ins. I was just unlucky.
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Post by modelwarships on Oct 17, 2014 13:48:17 GMT -5
Your welcome, I mailed it today.
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Post by jcg on Oct 21, 2014 15:13:53 GMT -5
Just received the part. It works perfectly. Nice packaging job.
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Post by modelwarships on Oct 23, 2014 21:15:58 GMT -5
Glad to help and glad your up and running.
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Post by gprose on Dec 9, 2014 14:57:15 GMT -5
Hi, I have two AZL engines with failed LED's, one GP38-2 and the other is an RDC. If anyone out there has spare boards for any of these they would be willing to part with I would appreciate it. The lack of replacement parts is frustrating.
Glen Rose
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