Bad news for solaris owners

Frenchie · #1 02-11-2009, 05:10 PM

PFO is being sued for patent infringment. I have been trying to call them for two weeks to get repalement parts, but apparently they laid off all their staff. Anyone know how to get repalcement parts now?

Good thing these lights were cheap .!.!...

parkinsn · #2 02-11-2009, 05:11 PM

What kind of parts are you looking for?

Frenchie · #3 02-11-2009, 05:13 PM

light strips, do you know where to find them??

digital-audiophile · #4 02-11-2009, 05:26 PM

So this lawsuit is only related to their LED products?

Is that why J&L has the solaris on sale?

Frenchie · #5 02-11-2009, 05:29 PM

I think it only relates to the aquarium lighting, but the lawsuit seems to be crippling the company. They laid off all their staff, even in the commercial lighting section.

May still survive, but it doesn't look good.

randallino · #6 02-11-2009, 05:43 PM

If you're interested there is a thread on Reef Central titled "Interesting Solaris Info"
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...5&pagenumber=1

If your looking for parts maybe I will sell you mine

lastlight · #7 02-11-2009, 06:22 PM

Talk about a brutal deal (J&L sale) for anyone not in the know.

Frenchie · #8 02-11-2009, 07:09 PM

Rbacchiega · #9 02-11-2009, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Frenchie

I agree, dosen't seem very ethical.

As bad as this sounds, with the exception of a few places, this hobby is very rarely blessed with ethical buisness people

justinl · #10 02-11-2009, 07:26 PM

J&L solaris lights have been on sale a long time. the sale was started on them because people were finding that LED lighting was not as good (or just as good... PAR comparison results are still unconfirmed i believe) as say metal halides and were far more expensive. the current patent issue with the LEDs and PFO was not the initial cause of the sale... just thought that should be stated.