Woo Hoo! Gonna fix my Wallstreet at last. :)

[Quadraman]

I have a Wallstreet II with a burned out LCD backlight bulb. Wegener sells the bulbs but they are $70 for the bulbs alone and $229 installed! :lol:

I found a complete 14.1" LCD with top half of case for a Wallstreet on ebay for $20 AND free shipping. 8-o

So now I get my Wallstreet fixed for cheap!

 

[ClassicHasClass]

Hey, nice!

I wish I liked Wegener more, though. When I had to fix my 1400c's screen many moons ago, they sold me one, but neglected to tell me that one of the screen lines was funky, which I didn't discover until at the END of that arduous repair. They never did reply to my E-mail, so I'm still using the screen and it still works, but I'm still very sore at them. >

 

[Unknown_K]

Cool! I keep a few 14" and 13" LCD Wallstreet panels around incase one of mine bites the dust. If the 12" DS screen dies I don't think I will worry about it.

Replacing just the backlight would probably be a pain. One of my Thinkpads is red for a second when I turn it on, could last years or die tomorrow (like one of my junker thinkpads, was red for 5 seconds when I first got it, never worked again after the first boot).

 

[Bunsen]

ClassicHasClass: that's very poor customer service if that's what happened to you. I can see why you would still be sore. More than that, it could be a breach of trading laws (IANAL)

 

[Trash80toHP_Mini]

ClassicHasClass: that's very poor customer service if that's what happened to you. I can see why you would still be sore. More than that, it could be a breach of trading laws (IANAL)

I've had happy endings in all the dealings I had with Wegener Media back in the day! Looks like maybe a PCI VidCard or two from them would be welcome additions to my collection. [] ]'>

 

[Trash80toHP_Mini]

They never did reply to my E-mail, so I'm still using the screen and it still works, but I'm still very sore at them. >

More than likely they didn't know about it beforehand, their address is listed, try sending them a polite registered letter, clearly documenting, the sale, your problem, their lack of response to your emails, and ask them to rectify the matter.

You might be very surprised at the results, just don't let your sore attitude affect your attempt, complaining won't get you very far, but a polite registered/receipt requested letter usually opens eyes! [] ]'>

 

[Sludgedragon]

a polite registered/receipt requested letter

I'm pretty sure you mean certified. Registered is for maximum security (stocks, etc.) and costs $11.50. Certified ($2.80) is proof of mailing, you can check it online, and the return receipt is proof of delivery.