You said it Frank! I wish they still made those tuner wrap stuff. That was easy money compared to the new MM101 & MM102 sets. I have to get out of my office and into the shop now. Dennis Rs Tek Inc wrote: > I don't get it, I've been doing this for 8 years now and I haven't had any > of the problems with the biz. I own a shop here in Kennett Square PA and > business is good. Not a fortune 500 income or anything but I haven't lost > any money yet and I have a slowly growing bank account. I work on the > normal AV stuff as well as PC repair. Maybe it's the local market with the > small business' needing support but I still like doing this than anything > else. > > It must be my perspective on the whole thing. > Anyway, If you don't like the post delete it, If it p#sses you off delete > it. If you don't like the subject line or the person posting, block it out. > Lets just make money off of tuner wraps and OEM HOT replacments and the > frequent AOL issues. > > Have a good day and sorry about all the rambling. > > Frank > Rs-Tek Inc > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "al" <alleathe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 10:46 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Attacking you? > > > > > Eric, > > Old fart al reporting in. Buy a scope and order service notes when it > > isn't obvious.On this list we sometimes share notes,if I have them I copy > > them from memory so as not to violate copyright laws,and as many will tell > > you, my hand drawn copies look exactly like the real thing. > > I'll help young techs,even though I question your sanity for getting > > into this business.Good luck. al > > > > alleathe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Al Leatherman > > Mine Hill, NJ 07803 > > 973-361-5796 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Eric Gundersen" <redwitch01@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 9:52 AM > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Attacking you? > > > > > > > > > > Jack thier are a few young one's joining the business, but as you say > > > the money and benifits are not there for us. And then thier are the few > > > who are trying to start out on thier own and have to make do with the > > tools > > > they have at the time. you have to admitt that a scope schematics and ot > he > > > info and tools cost money so it takes time to build up to the level that > > you > > > very experienced older techs. so We may need just a little coaxing in > the > > > right direction for a little wile. Just a little info on me I attended > > > electronics instetute for two years and have worked in first the > amusement > > > industrie and then marine electronics and now starting out in the home > > > electronics > > > > > > Eric G > > > > > > > > > >From: Jack <lightwizard_2000@xxxxxxxxx> > > > >Reply-To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Attacking you? > > > >Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 06:32:37 -0800 (PST) > > > > > > > > > > > >Disconnect... > > > > > > > >Detach man, nothing personal. Nobody's attacking you, > > > >lighten up. This business is going down the drain > > > >because many of us don't wanna improve our skills and > > > >learn how to talk right about them. I'm no better than > > > >any of you and I constantly try to improve both my > > > >skills in communication and as a tech. Nothing but old > > > >farts like me left, no young blood coming in anymore. > > > >Why? we can't afford to pay them a decent salary and > > > >give them benifits. Why? Because most of us let the > > > >manufacturors walk all over us and demean us with low > > > >warranty rates, etc. Organizations like NESDA are no > > > >help because they sleep with the manufacturors. > > > > > > > >Jack > > > >--- Premium Technologies <premtech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > >wrote: > > > > > You know, I've sat quietly back in the wings here > > > > > and took the multiple ribbings for my stupid blunder > > > > > of mis-stating the horizontal line, as a vertical > > > > > line in my second posting that asked for help. It's > > > > > not my first mistake and I doubt seriously it will > > > > > be my last. And you're right Jack, I'm sure some > > > > > people here might not be as technically proficient > > > > > as you. But isn't that what this site is all about? > > > > > What's that saying, "speak your truth, quietly and > > > > > clearly and listen to others. Even the dull and > > > > > ignorant they too have their stories." At least on > > > > > this site it's entirely elective. You don't have to > > > > > chime in if you find it so offensive to your own > > > > > personal sense of logic... > > > > > Respectfully, > > > > > Bill > > > > > Premium Technologies > > > > > Ocean Park, Washington > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: Jack > > > > > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 9:37 PM > > > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: fix it for you? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yeah! > > > > > > > > > > What I think is going on here is that half of this > > > > > list is tech wannabes or hobbyists. I think most > > > > > good > > > > > techs know how to use a scope and other test > > > > > equipment > > > > > besides a DVM, and most can troubleshoot to > > > > > component > > > > > level, and know the difference between video and > > > > > raster, vertical and horizontal. I'm not against > > > > > helping someone, but some of these posts go on and > > > > > on > > > > > about the same problems, and seeminly teaching how > > > > > to > > > > > troubleshoot as if we are the one's that are > > > > > fixing > > > > > their unit. Perhaps we need to set some > > > > > communication > > > > > guidlines or something. to me, there are too many > > > > > posts that are of this nature. > > > > > > > > > > --- Dennis Viereck <wa6ati@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Yeah man! > > > > > > dv > > > > > > > > > > > > Electric Medic wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Amen Brother. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Perry Bower > > > > > > > Electric Medic > > > > > > > "It's Cheaper to Keep Her" > > > > > > > 3850 Washington Road Suite 5b > > > > > > > Martinez, Georgia 30907 > > > > > > > Phone: 706-8MEDIC4 (863-3424) > > > > > > > Phone: 706-863-3474 > > > > > > > Fax: 706-863-2316 > > > > > > > Website: www.electricmedic.com > > > > > > > mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > "WE REPAIR WITH CARE" > > > > > > > More Info: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >www.augusta-ga.bbb.org/report.html?compid=6001278&national=y > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Factory Trained Authorized Service Center For: > > > > > > > > > > > Fisher, GE, KEC/KTV, Konka, > > > > > > > Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Philips Magnavox, > > > > > Pioneer, > > > > > > ProSCAN, RCA, Samsung, > > > > > > > Sanyo, Sharp, SONY, Technics, Zenith > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Provide Extended care for: AON, Circuit City, > > > > > GE > > > > > > Contracts, Glass Agency, > > > > > > > Philips Contracts, NEW, Rex > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On > > > > > Behalf > > > > > > Of Jack > > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 12:03 AM > > > > > > > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > Subject: [TechAssist] fix it for you? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Geez... some of these guys it seems want us to > > > > > > > acutally fix the set for them. As for me, I > > > > > would > > > > > > use > > > > > > > some test equipment, my skills, my knowlege > > > > > and > > > > > > dig in > > > > > > > far deeper before I started to clog up this > > > > > list. > > > > > > and > > > > > > > When I ask for help, I would be articulating > > > > > as > > > > > > best > > > > > > > as I could, and right to the point, what my > > > > > > symptoms > > > > > > > were, followed by my test procedures. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At least we got vertical and horizontal > > > > > resolved, > > > > > > I > > > > > > > think... *S* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Get out that scope, blow the dust off it, > > > > > learn > > > > > > how to > > > > > > > use it... 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