Hello Harvey, This is the third damage from UPS to me. I ship Fed Ex 2nd day
and pay Fed Ex ground prices with my discount for heavy things. Priority and
first class for light things. Steve
> Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 14:04:10 -0700
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Triumph D with repeater parts
>
> Steve,
> I'm so sorry to here about your busted machine. UPS is notorious for damaging
> items with their careless handling. I would never ship UPS. If I buy a
> machine or something along those lines, FEDEX is the best way to go.
> Sometimes, they are cheaper than UPS. USPS priority mail is another way to
> go, It may be a little more expensive than UPS or FEDEX, but the item gets
> special treatment and guaranteed 3 day delivery.
> All the best,
> Harvey Kravitz
>
>
>
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> From: Steven Medved <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]; [email protected]
> Sent: Monday, May 7, 2012 1:37 PM
> Subject: [Phono-L] Triumph D with repeater parts
>
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> Hello, I have a Triumph D that came with a repeater, the repeater is missing.
> It has the extra gearing on the pulley and the screws to hold the repeater
> to the upper bed plate. UPS dropped it and broke the lower bed plate. I got
> another bed plate for it, the striping is poor. The pot metal bearing is
> removed. The large carriage was broken in two. One spring in the motor is
> cracked in pieces, I removed it. The mandrel will likely have to be replaced.
> The feed screw might work, I do not know. UPS messed it up, but it is not
> deep. The adjusting screw that holds the front of the motor in place that
> you adjust pulley belt tension is bent. The motor looks good, the small
> brass gears are worn. It has no case, but came with a home made bottom
> case. The mandrel inner rod should be good. I would like to get $300 for
> the parts including shipping. Croaking frog was selling just the repeater
> pulley with the extra gear for $125, a motor frame
> alone for $60, speed control scre
> w for $50, governor switch for $45, and I have seen spring barrels sell for
> around $100 and a whole motor go for $225. The spring barrel assembly, the
> motor, the upper and lower bed plate will be shipped in on box in separate
> pieces so nothing gets broken. Steve
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