ARC Ref75 SE meter light flickering, ack

$500 to fix a light??

Come to think of it, probably ~$600 if include local tech $200  ... $100 for commute to my home and $100 for the service.  $250 for shipping ... try not to think much about it.

It's a bias led attached to a wire that's soldered to a board at the bottom of the chassis.   There are boards, capacitors ... above that should be removed before repair.   Since it was new, I didn't want to DIY.   The led still works but just not perfect so purely cosmetic.   I'm anal with my toys so had to get it fixed properly.   A costly brain fart stupid mistake!

I bet if I was armed with an engineering and physics degree this wouldn't happen.   Going to checkout University of Phoenix fall semester classes now.    If Bernie wins, it will be FREE!!!

Keep us posted on your situation- amaglioc.

Oh, i thought that ARC charged $500 for their servicing fee, which would be outrageous.  Something like that would irritate me too.  I never had any issues with ARC service so far and never would send it to a non-authorized facility.

I THINK ARC charged 2 hours of labor.   ARC service is 2nd to none!

Thanks to all of you for sharing your experiences. This thread will make sure I actually follow up soon, hopefully today, by calling Kal and starting the process. I spoke with him before on a different matter, about the phono stage in the SP20, and he is incredibly generous with his time. 

Once things are underway, I'll update again. Hopefully I won't be too long without the amp.