AKA's response to WAS/FSDO on their markers ....

[shartley]

Originally posted by SkyBoySurfer


apperintly you dont buy CraftsMan.

Actually I do. But not ONLY CraftsMan. But I think you need to look at their warrantees as well, not all CraftsMan products have truly FULL coverage for the life of the product.

[Rigster_TBB]

Originally posted by 68magOwner
why is FSDO such a big deal anyway, my imp has always had it, and it has NEVER effected gameplay, you only get it after having your marker sit there for like 10 min, so it never happens in a game, and really, when you gass up your marker, dont you normally fire a shot or to just to see that it works before the countdown?

There are actually 2 different types of FSDO. Mechanical and Electrical. My Imp has some very minor FSDO, but mine is mechanical (sticky ram). It does take a good 10 minutes or so to set in and causes zero problems when playing (I still love my Imp and wouldn't take anything for it. Minor FSDO on a marker (Mi Impy) that works this well all the time is nothing to complain about. I guess if some people are experiencing electrical related FSDO (board or solenoid related), then I guess theirs could crop up most anytime and may cause some issues for them during a game....

[AzrealDarkmoonZ]

FSDO is a problem, especially in my case. Imagine for instance like in my case the paintball did not make it out the barrel but got stuck halfway. Then the next ball slams into it breaking both and leaving a gooey mess, this is something shooting a paintball right before a game does not fix. At one time I would dry fire one, then let the mext cycle normally.

Az

[Rope a Dope]

Originally posted by thei3ug
awwww, someone's a little jealous. how cute.

Actually no, I'm not. Especially since I'm about a half hour drive from Palmers shop and was chatting with Glenn a few weekends ago.

[GT]

Originally posted by Steelrat
you'll see he experience is the exception, rather than the rule.

he is not the only one that had that kind of experience. I was poped with a few charges for items such as orings while my old viking was in the shop. You mean to tell me that after I spend 30 bucks round trip on shipping that they cant toss in an LPR oring?

I can make a huge post on my experience with thier "warrenty" but I dont think it will do any good.

They just don't take blame for a problem they feel is electrical and not something they designed.

This is what really eats me up. Lets say that AGD sold you an Xmag that had unsatisfactory anno. Would AGD tell you to take it up with the anno company?

Lets all be realisitic about what AKA's warrenty is and isnt, and please dont compare them to AGD. AGD is light years ahead of AKA in the service department.

note: before viking owners flood this thread; I am not saying the viking is a bad gun, infact its a great gun. However lets call a spade a spade and not "hype" it up to something its not.

[No sKiLLz]

Originally posted by gtrsi
note: before viking owners flood this thread; I am not saying the viking is a bad gun, infact its a great gun. However lets call a spade a spade and not "hype" it up to something its not.

A-freaking-men

[Steelrat]

Gtrsi, you had one of those DD vikings, didnt you? I agree that AKA didnt handle that correctly. They should have taken responsiblilty for the poor quality of the anno they had put on those guns. As far as Cledford, who knows. I still dont think any of us really understand completely what went on there.

I never compared AGD and AKA's warranty. AKA's warranty, however, is better than the industry norm, and they have tried to address every issue that has come up. And they have been very up front about the WAS board and solenoids not being covered by their warranty. Which normally wasnt an issue, as WAS has its own lifetime warranty. But WAS is having issues with the FSDO mod done by AKA, though he has failed to show any testing methodolgy or proof, unlike AKA.

And I am not some AKA-fanatic who goes around invading other people's threads to sing the praises of vikings and excaliburs. This thread concerns the viking, and thats why Im posting here.