Has anyone else experience Tota lights just failing. My friend and I both have lights that just failed for no reason. Naturally I tried replacing the bulb and power cords but it didn't help. Any insight would be appreciated.
Bob
Bob
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Re: Tota lights crapped out
I had a tota light fail once, and it was indeed very odd. I'm not a total dummy with electricity and electronics, but I couldn't find any failure in the "user accessable" sections of the light. It's been a long time since I've looked inside one, but I think mine had some sort of short inside one of the cast parts...meaning its was essentially unserviceable when contrast against replacing it.
I could be wrong though.
That being said, totas don't fail often in my experience, so perhaps you and your friend are simply unlucky. -
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Good point Barry. Lowel is really good about offering spare parts, so I'm sure you'd be able to switch out the socket.
I remember looking my broken tota, sitting there in pieces in my old control booth while I contrasted my hourly rate versus the cost of a new tota.
the tota went in the trash.Comment
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Re: Tota lights crapped out
I'm great at spending hours trying to fix something that's cheap to replace. I do have a talent for taking anything *apart*.
Bob--maybe call Lowell and complain if the light is fairly new. i have no idea about their customer service, but I don't expect new stuff to break unless it's abused. Lowell has a 2 year warranty on lights, so maybe it's covered.Comment
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Send it in to them, they'll give you an estimate. I'll bet you will be VERY suprised at the cost, no matter the age.Comment
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[quote author=xort link=board=lighting;num=1102015292;start=0#5 date=12/03/04 at 15:35:50]Send it in to them, they'll give you an estimate. I'll bet you will be VERY suprised at the cost, no matter the age.[/quote]
Surprised good or surprised bad?Comment
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suprised good...Comment
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