ARC Ref75 SE meter light flickering, ack

I had to ship one of my Ref250 mono to ARC for a stupid led that I broke installing the handles with only 200 hours.   I think it cost me $500 including round trip shipping.   Amp works fine but knowing a led is out just too annoying.

My advice is also call Kal and always use a certified ARC repair service.   The local ARC dealer that tried to fix my amp is NOT a certified repair service according to Kal after the damage was done. Not all ARC dealers are certified repair services.

$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!!!

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