No, it wasn't her xxx, it was her ear. Ken Smith Gulf Technical Services 3034 Gulf Breeze Parkway Gulf Breeze, FL 32563 850-934-8324 (Voice) 850-932-0819 (Fax) On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 21:35:35 -0400 "John @ Myers TV " <myers_tv_b@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Isn't that harassment? ;-) > > John Myers > Myers TV Service Co. > 376 E. State St. > Alliance, OH 44601 > > Voice / Fax: 330-821-6545 > Myers_tv_b@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.myerstv.net > > Work as if you were to live a hundred years, > Pray as if you were to die tomorrow. > Ben Franklin > > > > Hoyt's TV wrote: > > Remember the little squeeze bulbs? > > I always kept a clean one for when I had to go past the > secretary's desk, to > > blow in her ear. > > > > Russ Hoyt > > Hoyt's TV > > Exeter, NH > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "John @ Myers TV " <myers_tv_b@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 1:54 PM > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: 1 pound roll solder, 50 feet of chem > wick > > > > > > > >>I met a fellw once who desoldered with freeze spray. He didn't > care that > >>he wound up with blobs of solder all over the board. > >> > >>As for me, I swear by solder-wik. I buy it in 50 ft rolls, but > splurged > >>last time for a 100ft roll. > >> > >>John Myers > >>Myers TV Service Co. > >>376 E. State St. > >>Alliance, OH 44601 > >> > >>Voice / Fax: 330-821-6545 > >>Myers_tv_b@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>http://www.myerstv.net > >> > >>Work as if you were to live a hundred years, > >>Pray as if you were to die tomorrow. > >> Ben Franklin > >> > >> > >> > >>tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > >> > >>>I have several of those blue spring loaded desolder tubes you > cock on > >>>your knee and push the button. It sucks flyback pins good,and any > >>>massive globs and I use wik on the ICs. You know this is like > >>>anything. Bowling, skeets,baseball,fishing.You can find a dozen > guys > >>>who swear BY one thing, and the other dozen swears AT it. Do what > you > >>>are most efficient with and that's what will make you more money. > >>>Phil > >>> > >>>Phil Bader, Pres. > >>>Jan Phyl TV Inc > >>>Winter Haven, Fl > 63) 299-8821 > >>>estab. 1976 > >>> > >>>----- Original Message ----- > >>>From: Electric Medic <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>Date: Sunday, July 24, 2005 12:31 pm > >>>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: 1 pound roll solder, 50 feet of chem > wick > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>Wayne: I tried those desolder stations one time, it was a Pace. > It > >>>>was blue > >>>>with a foot pedal and all. Had a long clear hose that ran up to > >>>>the tool. I > >>>>was not coordinated enough to use it. I tried and tried to work > that > >>>>contraption, I was running solder all over the board. I couldn't > >>>>suck and > >>>>heat at the same time. I would suck after the solder was cool or > >>>>vice versa. > >>>>I would melt the plastic tip so the hole was to big then it > would > >>>>slurp up > >>>>chip components. I wouldn't even try it on those tiny areas > where > >>>>those chip > >>>>components are everywhere. I remember using it on a tuner that I > >>>>replaced on > >>>>some brand and I sucked up a chip resistor and I almost never > >>>>figured out > >>>>what was wrong with that set. Plus, I couldn't use it on service > >>>>calls. I > >>>>know I waste a lot of wick especially on flybacks, I must have > 6" > >>>>of the > >>>>stuff hanging with solder on it taking out a flyback, but I am > >>>>used to it. > >>>> > >>>>Perry Bower > >>>>Electric Medic > >>>>"It's Cheaper to Keep Her" > >>>>http://www.electricmedic.com > >>>>3850 Washington Road Suite 4C > >>>>Martinez, Georgia 30907 > >>>>Phone: 706-8MEDIC4 (863-3424) > >>>>Phone: 706-863-3474 > >>>>Fax: 706-863-2316 > >>>>mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>-----Original Message----- > >>>>From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>>>[mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Wayne > Vanaman > >>>>Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 10:49 AM > >>>>To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>>>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: 1 pound roll solder, 50 feet of chem > wick > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>Hey Perry, buy a desolder station. > >>>>I put the date on a 50 foot roll of chem wick when I opened it: > 26 > >>>>june2001. I finished that roll off on 26 June 2005. Four > years. > >>>> > >>>>Not only will you spend less on chem wik, desoldering is faster > >>>>with a > >>>>desolder station. I spend about a dollar a month on filters. > Much > >>>>cheaper than chem wik. It takes about two seconds to desolder a > >>>>joint,and no damage to the board. > >>>> > >>>>If I used two rolls of solder wik a month, 2x$10=$20 $20x48 > months= > >>>>$960. I bought my solder station for about $1500 in 1993. That > >>> > >>>would > >>> > >>> > >>>>be 144 months times $20 = $2880 minus the $1500= over $1300 > savings, > >>>>plus the time saved. My solder station was paid for long, long > ago. > >>>> > >>>>Wayne Vanaman > >>>>Omega Electronics > >>>>6904 W Fairfield Dr > >>>>Pensacola, Fl. 32506-3310 > >>>> > >>>>Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>>>WWW.PensacolaTVRepair.Com > >>>> > >>>>850-456-5995 voice > >>>>850-458-6369 fax > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>Electric Medic wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>Is that correct? 18 Month's for one roll of solder? I never > >>>> > >>>>thought about > >>>>it > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>and I am not sure how long it takes me to go through a roll. I > >>>> > >>>>use off > >>>>rolls > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>everywhere, one in my toolbox, one in the truck, and one on > each > >>>> > >>>>bench. I > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>know my wife bought about 20 rolls of the stuff sitting up > there > >>>> > >>>>on the > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>shelf. I think the parts salesperson talks us into a roll every > >>>> > >>>>time we > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>order parts. That will probably last me 30 years. Hey, I > finally > >>> > >>>was > >>> > >>> > >>>>>good-newsed, I won't have to by solder again. I can retire on > >>>> > >>>>what I have. > >>>>I > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>wish the wick would last that long. I must go through those 50' > >>>> > >>>>foot white > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>round ones in 2 weeks. > >>>>> > >>>>>Perry Bower > >>>>>Electric Medic > >>>>>"It's Cheaper to Keep Her" > >>>>>http://www.electricmedic.com > >>>>>3850 Washington Road Suite 4C > >>>>>Martinez, Georgia 30907 > >>>>>Phone: 706-8MEDIC4 (863-3424) > >>>>>Phone: 706-863-3474 > >>>>>Fax: 706-863-2316 > >>>>>mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>>------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>>--------- > >>>>- > >>>>This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech- > >>>>assist.org/remove.htmSet Vacation > >>>>mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation > >>>>Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login > >>>>Problems?".Email Archives: > eelists.org/archives/techassist/ > >>>>------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>>---------- > >>>>This Email List is Public. 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