From jpittsc@gmail.com Tue Sep 15 16:39:14 2015
Subject:Re: messed up SK1

I believe you posted on Dec. 21, 2011 that you were returning your SK1.
There were others with similar problems at the time. When was the SK
series released?

On 9/15/2015 7:08 PM, Craig MacDonald ccmacdon@rogers.com [CloneWheel]
> my dealer (long and McQuade) when I bought and returned my SK1 over 2
> years ago.
>
> My problem was awful noise in the Extra Voices. It was a hiss that I
> couldn't live with (and it wasn't just me, the dealer was shocked at
> how much hiss there was). When the dealer reported this to HS service,
> they told him that this problem existed in all of the SK1's, to
> various degrees, and some were worse than others. If the customer
> complained (as I did) they would replace it, if the customer didn't
> complain no action was taken.
>
> I know, based on feedback I've read on various forums that there are a
> number of owners, living with this problem.
>
> Seems to me to be a poor way to conduct business.
>
> Craig
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 15, 2015, at 5:45 PM, goff macaraeg goff747@yahoo.com
> [CloneWheel] > > wrote:
>
>> >>It's all or nothing when these things develop problems, and they
>> all have a few that are lemons>>
>>
>> there is this trend to send out lemons to see if anyone complains.
>> then if and when someone detects a problem, they deal with you
>> especially if it's still under warranty.
>>
>> so run these things hard while under warranty as if a
>> motherboard/power supply goes out, it's almost the cost of a new unit.
>>
>> had this same discussion in a pro video editor forum; they noticed
>> the top of the line video monitors that cost $1k a piece were showing
>> up with problems brand new. come to find out the manufacturer sends
>> out the defective units to third world countries to see if anyone is
>> astute enough to notice. so with today's economy and a very little
>> difference as to what's 1st and 3rd world, it's caveat emptor squared.
>>
>> let's just consider that it's a big gamble if any of these
>> motherboard varieties will be around as long as their clone molds
>> have been.
>>
>> either the parts wear out and can't be isolated to save the board, or
>> the board itself starts losing its traces like what happened to my
>> polysix. and that was a 1980's edition. it's been sitting dead in its
>> case for 30 years. worked great for 5. can't find the parts although
>> someone in OZ land makes recreation board replacements for 5
>> benjamins. but then does it sound like the original?
>>
>> no one makes anything to last anymore.
>>
>> g;
>