Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!husc6!ogccse!blake!max!scott
From: scott@max.acs.washington.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: Got them 1581 blues...
Message-ID: <4994@max.acs.washington.edu>
Date: 27 Jul 89 04:11:48 GMT
References: <601@galen.acc.virginia.edu>
Distribution: usa,world
Organization: University of Washington Seattle WA
Lines: 28

In article <601@galen.acc.virginia.edu>, kws1x@dale.acc.Virginia.EDU (Kenneth W. Smith Jr) writes:
>       I need a little info from the people who know:
>       The service center where my (1581) drive now resides in limbo wants
> $46 for the cost of the chip plus $55 for labor (chip replacement and drive
> head realignment).  If Commodore doesn't replace the chips for free on out
> of warranty drives, are these prices good?  I've had my 1541 for about 5
> years with absolutely NO problems, so I don't know how much these things cost.
> I would hate to think that I will have to pay $100 to repair a drive that I've
> only had for 9 months and for which I paid $200!
>       Any and all help will be/is appreciated!
>
> Thanx in advance,
>
> K W Smith, Jr.
 
I don't know anything about the 1581 drive, but there is a
commodore repair center in my area that is known for honesty, fairness
and friendly people. They also sell refurbished 1581 drives. May be
you could call them up and ask them for some advice about          
the 1581 and the fair cost for repairing it.                
The repair center name is Tech Star and their telephone number
is (206)251-9040
 
You could also look up in the yellow pages and find other repair
centers in your area and compare prices.
 
 
Scott K. Stephen