Well, I kick that hoarse right in the chops again. Looking through the freelists archives, It seems Andrew made the purchase 15 Feb 2005. Looks like he has sent the board members a copy of the receipt, so maybe I should've let the old grey mare lie :) Clear Skies Rick Tejera Editor SACnews Saguaro Astronomy Club Phoenix, Arizona www.saguaroastro.org saguaroastro@xxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: sac-board-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:sac-board-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of rtejera@xxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 16:19 To: sac-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [sac-board] Re: BENQ Projector Problem I did some checking through old Meeting minutes and the expenditure for = the projector was approved by Thad's Board & the membership in Jan. = 2005. I found no mention in the minutes of when it was actually = purchased, But had to have been in 2005 as the January 2006 board = meeting minutes have a mention of authorizing the purchase of the spare = bulb. Suppose we could check the freelists archives, but I think that's = beating a dead horse. I also checked on BenQ's website to see if they have a list of = Authorized repair facilities but could find none, so a local search = seems to be in order. Also remember per the Constitution, Article VII;A;4, the board has the = authority to authorize emergency expenditures up to $500.00 without = prior approval of the membership. Prudence would be to ensure we get an = estimate for repairs before committing to the work being done. I know = you know that, but it should be out there to make this provision doesn't = get accidentally overlooked. My 0.154834 Moroccan Dirham's worth Rick Tejera International Dispatcher UPS Supply Chain Solutions 15150 N Hayden Rd, ste 200 Scottsdale, AZ 85260 Toll Free 800-338-5911 Ph: 480-315-5162 Outside North America: +1-480-556-7185 Fax: +1480-368-2107 rtejera@xxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: sac-board-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx = [mailto:sac-board-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve D. Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 15:02 To: sac-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [sac-board] Re: BENQ Projector Problem I agree with this and encourage getting it fixed locally. I know of = another shop that fixes cameras and checked out my slide projector. = They're in Chandler, just east of I-10 off Chandler Blvd. I can ask if = they'll do it, too as a backup. Steve Dodder President, Saguaro Astronomy Club Director, Stone Haven Observatory fester00@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.stargazing.net/Astroman > Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:52:12 -0500 > From: tpolakis@xxxxxxx > To: sac-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [sac-board] Re: BENQ Projector Problem >=20 > ---- Paul Dickson <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:=20 > > On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:40:43 -0700, Jack Jones wrote: > >=20 > > > I'm assuming it has been less than a year??? > >=20 > > It was purchased in 2006. >=20 >=20 > If the projector being more than one year beyond the purchase date = puts it out of warranty, then perhaps we could get it serviced locally = rather than return it to BenQ. Phoenix is a large enough city to have = somebody do a repair that may be no more than replacing a fan. It needs = to be completed by February 22. >=20 > I don't know anything about them, but as an example here's a place on = McDowell and 48th St. that does projector repair. >=20 > http://www.compuworldaz.com/services.html >=20 > Tom >=20 _________________________________________________________________ Climb to the top of the charts!=A0Play the word scramble challenge with = star power. http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=3Dstarshuffle_wlmailtextlink_= jan