Re: Re: Bulk buy on Wintron flybacks

I can donate my schem of my torn apart Wintron if you like as well.

John Robertson wrote:
>
> This is getting ridiculous! $200US for a transformer? I'm going to check
> with a fellow I know that runs a monitor repair business and see if he has
> any suggestions for a replacement flyback that could be used to replace the
> Wintron. I'm thinking of a Xformer from a medium or hi-res 19" monitor and
> wire it up to replace the Wintron. Much like my Raster-Hack, I think this
> might be far more cost effective. Someone could make an adapter PCB and it
> could almost then just plug in...
>
> John :-#)#
>
> At 03:14 PM 11/04/2002 -0600, Kurt Mahan wrote:
> >Well, if they are so confident maybe they'd like to extend that warranty
> >of theirs from 1 year (or whatever it is) to 5 or 10 years? If they put
> >that kind of warranty on it I'd be happier about using one.
> >
> >Kurt
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Well guys I just called them and spoke with the lady in charge. She
> > was very
> > > friendly and I tried every angle I could to get the price down as low as
> > > possible. She claims they sell 100's a year at their posted price (a #
> > I dont
> > > belive at all), but that is what she said. The best she could do on 50
> > was $180
> > > each which is a joke price break wise, I was looking for $150 or
> > less. I tried
> > > and tried, but they just want cut the price down. If someone else
> > thinks they
> > > can have better luck than I talking to the lady, I say go for it and
> > let us know
> > > how it goes. This was a big let down, in fact since they were so
> > greedy (50 x
> > > 150 being $7500 worth of business for them) that I dont think I will
> > ever buy one
> > > in the future from them. The lady said that they were super stout and
> > they did
> > > not break.....one of the reasons for no price break. It looks like
> > someone calle
> > > them up and buttered their own muffin......to the person I say....."you
> > damn
> > > fool."
> > >
> > > Later,
> > > Mark Capps
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Received on Sat Apr 13 12:24:38 2002