Dr. Lava Alive?

[midias]

About 1.5 months ago I received my third flex drive from dr lava. This was the first drive DOA. I emailed him and in less than 10 minutes he responded and said mail it back. I sent it back with a tracking number. The number says it was delivered on April 22. I have heard nothing I have tried to email him many times, send him a PM on the forum and post in his public profile with no response. Is he out of the laser game? I wanted to buy more drivers but now I am thinking I will have to use this damn EE degree and actually make my own. I would be odd to design something for my self for a change but I think I can do it.

Last time I had an issue like this the ebay seller actually died and the wife eventually sent my order about 2 months later. So Dr. Lava where are you and are you alive?

 

[daguin]

Drlava was online yesterday and posted four days ago

Peace,
dave

 

[rangedunits]

Yeah i got a pm reply yesterday. He"s alive and still around.

 

[midias]

Well I hope he replies to me soon I have sent about 6 emails and a PM so maybe he will get back to me I really want to know whats going on. I have been ready to build for 2 months now and I am waiting on him. I really want to make another when I am done but I am worried if I order another flex drive I will have the same issues.

 

[jander6442]

be a little more patient... Dr. lava has always been somewhat slow on these... yet
still gets the job done. I'm asking also to not just post in thread title a "life or death" matter for a return/exchange of simple drivers.

Can't be easy to experiment, develope, and have a personal life. Sure he's getting monetary rewards for his efforts... it is what it is.

I've been in your shoes before on these and was rewarded for my patience

 

[potatorage]

Just be patient, sometimes it takes a few tries and a few weeks to get through to him.

 

[rpaloalto]

Be patient , Dr. Lava will get back to you.
He is just busy right now with the recent eruption of the Pacaya volcano located in Guatemala.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jun/08/guatemala-pacaya-volcano-tourists-warning

Here is Dr. Lava in action.

 

[HumanSymphony]

Be patient , Dr. Lava will get back to you.
He is just busy right now with the recent eruption of the Pacaya volcano located in Guatemala.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jun/08/guatemala-pacaya-volcano-tourists-warning

Here is Dr. Lava in action.

So that's why he calls himself Dr. Lava

 

[Traveller]

Here is Dr. Lava in action.

:thanks:for the good :crackup:+1

 

[TTerbo]

dude are you sure it was DOA? did you sest it with a load you are new here i am just checking? what did u do exactly when you got it.
cheers

 

[rangedunits]

Did he sent it in a ESD bag?

 

[midias]

dude are you sure it was DOA? did you sest it with a load you are new here i am just checking? what did u do exactly when you got it.
cheers

The same thing I did with the last two I got from him attached it to a 405nm diode correctly and powered it up. The last two worked great this one had nothing at the output. I attached a dummy load of 3 1n4001 diodes and a 1 ohm resistor as per the manual and checked it with the scope on my lab bench I got nothing at the output.

Did he sent it in a ESD bag?

I am fairly sure it came in a pink esd bag taped to a plastic holder.

I am being patient as far as I am concerned all I wanted to see was a sentence that said yes I got it but I am very busy now and I will be AFK for a week or 2 and seeing how others have gotten a response recently I don't think that is too much to ask for a quick mail note in a period of almost 2 months.