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On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 13:10:40 +0000, DeWayne wrote:
Its much easier to replace the radio than bother with stocking replacement parts. In most cases these days the cost of handing the parts makes them more expensive than a replacement radio. "Jim Hackett" wrote in message news ![]() They probably won't do it NOW! Sony doesn't want to sell parts. They want to sell you a new radio. They have the sorriest customer relations of any company I've ever seen... I thought about buying a Sony SW77 used, but I was really leary of getting it serviced. "John" wrote in message ... One thing's for sure about Drake, if you need a part for one of their radios, as long as they're still in business they'll do their damndest to get it for you. I needed a band crystal for my SW-4, wrote Drake and the Parts Manager sold me one he had at home. Sony's sold eleventy-million ICF2010's; think their Parts Manager will do that for us in 20 years? John "Too_Many_Tools" wrote in message oups.com... Has anyone considered that if the demise of the Drake R8 series was truely because of discontinued parts then it is highly likely that Drake will have few if any parts in inventory for customer repairs. In the past, more than one great product has turned into a white elephant because of unobtainable components. TMT -- Korbin Dallas The name was changed to protect the guilty. |
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![]() "Korbin Dallas" wrote in message news ![]() On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 13:10:40 +0000, DeWayne wrote: Its much easier to replace the radio than bother with stocking replacement parts. In most cases these days the cost of handing the parts makes them more expensive than a replacement radio. I'd like to hear how Sony customers who send in 2010's and SW77's out of warranty. If Sony doesn't fix them then what happens? SOL? "Jim Hackett" wrote in message news ![]() They probably won't do it NOW! Sony doesn't want to sell parts. They want to sell you a new radio. They have the sorriest customer relations of any company I've ever seen... I thought about buying a Sony SW77 used, but I was really leary of getting it serviced. "John" wrote in message ... One thing's for sure about Drake, if you need a part for one of their radios, as long as they're still in business they'll do their damndest to get it for you. I needed a band crystal for my SW-4, wrote Drake and the Parts Manager sold me one he had at home. Sony's sold eleventy-million ICF2010's; think their Parts Manager will do that for us in 20 years? John "Too_Many_Tools" wrote in message oups.com... Has anyone considered that if the demise of the Drake R8 series was truely because of discontinued parts then it is highly likely that Drake will have few if any parts in inventory for customer repairs. In the past, more than one great product has turned into a white elephant because of unobtainable components. TMT -- Korbin Dallas The name was changed to protect the guilty. |
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