Has anyone ever had a dart breakdown, what was it and how responsive were they to repair it and what was the cost involved?
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I've had one issue with my 108, when I was running it on 110v. The local rep. was clueless, so I contacted darTZeel directly. There, I learned that the 108 was designed to tolerate a max. of 130v. Anything more than that, it'll fry the internal fuses. And that's exactly what was happening, a couple of times a day.
Turned out voltage here in Brazil is actually 127v standard, fluctuating around 128-129, with peaks way above 130v. Of course, the 108 was none too happy about it, and was blowing fuses left and right.
So I just switched it to 220v via the internal switch, and replaced the fuses for the appropriate spec. for 220v, and now I haven't had a blown fuse since.
This 130v limitation still stands, since it's by design. All the components were selected based on a 130v max. tolerance, so darTZeel would need to revise the product in order to eliminate this limitation, and they'd rather not to do that...
What I can tell you is that the 108 plays much, much better in 220v!
The other folks around here with darTZeel gear had no problems so far...
alexandre
Turned out voltage here in Brazil is actually 127v standard, fluctuating around 128-129, with peaks way above 130v. Of course, the 108 was none too happy about it, and was blowing fuses left and right.
So I just switched it to 220v via the internal switch, and replaced the fuses for the appropriate spec. for 220v, and now I haven't had a blown fuse since.
This 130v limitation still stands, since it's by design. All the components were selected based on a 130v max. tolerance, so darTZeel would need to revise the product in order to eliminate this limitation, and they'd rather not to do that...
What I can tell you is that the 108 plays much, much better in 220v!
The other folks around here with darTZeel gear had no problems so far...
alexandre
Yes, so I heard 
But 220v isn't common here, so most amps arrive in 110v.
It might be common knowledge, but I didn't knew it! So once I realised that, and knew that the 108 wouldn't blow its fuses in 220v, it was a no brainer! Now even my digital is switched to 220v...
alexandre
But 220v isn't common here, so most amps arrive in 110v.It might be common knowledge, but I didn't knew it! So once I realised that, and knew that the 108 wouldn't blow its fuses in 220v, it was a no brainer! Now even my digital is switched to 220v...
alexandre
Yes, so I heard
It might be common knowledge, but I didn't knew it! So once I realised that, and knew that the 108 wouldn't blow its fuses in 220v, it was a no brainer! Now even my digital is switched to 220v...
alexandre
Can I assume you are running it on a 220V ac line (with the switch set at 220V) and not continuing to use the 110V outlet?
Yes, switched everything to 220v, on a properly-wired 220v outlet. That took some work, but it was worth it!
A possible explanation might be that North American 220v is split-phase, i.e. balanced power with 2 110vac anti-phase legs. Those benefits specific to balanced/technical power, net cancellation of leakage currents would benefit any Class 3 component (those with safety grounds).
FWIW,
Paul
It seems Dartzeel is very reliable and you are not getting many answers. As your thread tittle was generic I will post some pictures of a serious system using DartZeel, even at the risk of making Mike Lavigne future MM7 system look small.
http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/forum/topic/10834-you-want-audio-this-is-pretty-flippin-crazy/
http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/forum/topic/10834-you-want-audio-this-is-pretty-flippin-crazy/
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I have heard from FM Acoustics dealer that FMA can have similar issues in UK 240V vs 220-230V in Europe.
It seems Dartzeel is very reliable and you are not getting many answers. As your thread tittle was generic I will post some pictures of a serious system using DartZeel, even at the risk of making Mike Lavigne future MM7 system look small.
http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/forum/topic/10834-you-want-audio-this-is-pretty-flippin-crazy/
HAH!!! I had to show my fiancee... Her first comment? "Does he have a wife?"
I think i can tell with all certainty i am never getting these speakers! (I think if i can squeeze 2subs someday, that'll be just fine!...probably will have to justify them by saying 'look honey'...we just got a front view projector so we can watch movies as a family!)
HAH!!! I had to show my fiancee... Her first comment? "Does he have a wife?"
just because you can, does not mean you should.
Anybody heard that system ??
Should be quite a statement of what horns can (or cannot ) do, very nice system
Should be quite a statement of what horns can (or cannot ) do, very nice system
It seems Dartzeel is very reliable and you are not getting many answers. As your thread tittle was generic I will post some pictures of a serious system using DartZeel, even at the risk of making Mike Lavigne future MM7 system look small.
http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/forum/topic/10834-you-want-audio-this-is-pretty-flippin-crazy/
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