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Smart-Fly Regulator Recall - 7/26/2006 3:23:57 AM   
CCDave



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Joined: 5/8/2003
From: Frisco, TX, USA
Status: offline 		I received the email below from the vendor I ordered my regulators from... I haven't even received the things yet and they have already been recalled!!!

Will the people effected by this recall be compensated for all the hassle of sending these things back, shipping and time spent?

We have found an issue with the last batch of Regulators, RegulatorHDs, Regulator w/Failsafe Swtich and RegulatorHD w/Failsafe switch. They will not sustain a current of 5 amps, they current limit at around 3 amps. It appears that the IC distributor these ICs were purchased from received bad ICs from the manufacturer. The only way to fix the problem is to replace the IC in the regulator.


Please send these regulators back to Smart-Fly at:

Quest Engineering & Development
1345 E Cathedral Rock Drive
Phoenix, AZ 85048
(480) 460-2652

We deeply regret any inconvenience this causes but we feel we need to inform our customers of the issue. We will test the regulators when they come in and, if they are from the defective lot, replace them as soon as we can.
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RE: Smart-Fly Regulator Recall - 7/26/2006 3:21:23 PM   
rrritchey


 

Posts: 627
Joined: 9/29/2004
From: Phoenix, AZ, USA
Status: online 		Hi,
We will pay for your shipping charges. We deeply regret this happened. We received parts that were marked correctly but they are not operating up to specifications. We have not had a problem with this manufacturer in 4 years and do not at this time know how this could have happened. We regret any inconvenience this has caused you. We felt it was best to let people know rather than wait and see if any problems occured.


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Robert Ritchey
Owner, Smart-Fly

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RE: Smart-Fly Regulator Recall - 7/27/2006 3:28:31 AM   
Rex Rutledge



Posts: 93
Joined: 4/2/2002
From: Rowlett, TX, USA
Status: offline 		Mr. Ritchey,

I purchased an adjustable regulator back in May, but I have not put it into service other than a quick ops test when I received it. Do you know when the suspect regulators started to go out to customers?

Thanks in advance,
Rex Rutledge

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RE: Smart-Fly Regulator Recall - 7/27/2006 4:50:19 PM   
rrritchey


 

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Joined: 9/29/2004
From: Phoenix, AZ, USA
Status: online 		Hi Rex,
You might want to send it in. You are near the time when some of these went out. We will reimburse you for shipping and turn it around in less than a day. We are very sorry this happened.


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Robert Ritchey
Owner, Smart-Fly

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RE: Smart-Fly Regulator Recall - 7/28/2006 12:44:00 AM   
Rex Rutledge



Posts: 93
Joined: 4/2/2002
From: Rowlett, TX, USA
Status: offline 		No problem sir! I will send it in. Sorry that you ran into a problem with the vendor. I really like your products, and this only makes me feel better about spending my money with Quest/Smartfly.

Rex Rutledge

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RE: Smart-Fly Regulator Recall - 8/6/2006 11:06:21 AM   
sweetpea01



Posts: 1957
Joined: 10/21/2003
From: Oak Harbor, WA, USA
Status: online 		is this affecting the turbo reg also?


I've gotta say.......quality act.

I'm glad I've purchased from you guys!

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RE: Smart-Fly Regulator Recall - 8/6/2006 7:23:26 PM   
rrritchey


 

Posts: 627
Joined: 9/29/2004
From: Phoenix, AZ, USA
Status: online 		Hi,
This only affects the regulators with the YELLOW wrapping. The SuperReg, TurboReg and Ignition cutoffs are fine. The problem is that the 5A regulators will not do the full 5A. They will current limit at about 3A. This is actually more than you need for a lot of applications but we felt it was wise to inform people that would check and fix the units if they had any suspicions about the unit they had.


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Robert Ritchey
Owner, Smart-Fly

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RE: Smart-Fly Regulator Recall - 10/27/2006 2:45:31 AM   
Panzlflyer



Posts: 1940
Joined: 2/28/2002
From: Goldsboro, NC, USA
Status: offline 		Robert,
I have 2 standard regs with yellow covering, is there any other way to tell or should i send them in just in case? Cant even remember when I got them

I finally found the invoice and it was in Sept 05.

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RE: Smart-Fly Regulator Recall - 10/27/2006 2:42:45 PM   
rrritchey


 

Posts: 627
Joined: 9/29/2004
From: Phoenix, AZ, USA
Status: online 		Hi Andy,
Yours are fine. Its only for regulators that have shipped in spring of 2006 or later. If you want to send them in we will check them. Please send them first class mail or priority mail and we will reimburse you.


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Robert Ritchey
Owner, Smart-Fly

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RE: Smart-Fly Regulator Recall - 12/18/2006 5:43:26 AM   
JoeRC-RCU


 

Posts: 102
Joined: 8/7/2003
From: Peru, IL, USA
Status: offline 		Robert, I have two standard regulators that have the yellow shrink wrap, and there is a Smart-Fly sticker on them that say "Revision F", should I be worried?

Thanks,

JoeRC

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RE: Smart-Fly Regulator Recall - 12/18/2006 2:26:12 PM   
mr_matt



Posts: 6621
Joined: 12/7/2001
From: Oak Park, CA,
Status: offline 		Hi Robert,

I bought mine back at the IMS show in Jan 2006. Are they OK?

BTW thanks for the support, I know you are in a tough position and you are handling it well, IMHO.

Regards,



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Matt
JetCat rep

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RE: Smart-Fly Regulator Recall - 12/18/2006 2:48:36 PM   
rrritchey


 

Posts: 627
Joined: 9/29/2004
From: Phoenix, AZ, USA
Status: online 		Hi Joe and Matt,
Without testing the regulators I cannot tell you if they are good or not. It was a batch of the rev F regulators that had a problem, not all the rev F regulators. If you send them in we will check them and get them right back to you. The regulators are in no danger of failing, they just will not deliver the full 5 amps they are suppose to. We will reimburse your shipping (first class or priority mail only, not Express, UPS or FedEx). I am really sorry we had this issue but we felt we should bring to peoples' attention. Please contact us and we will see how we can best support you.


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Robert Ritchey
Owner, Smart-Fly

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