I put them down only as GMA5 or AGC 4 or pico3.5 $2 TV Doctor Avalon, Wi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary McCartney" <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 11:55 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Fusible resistors > Hey maybe you could start charging for the fuse and call it a "power > supply kit", hehehe. > > > > > Gary McCartney > > McCartney Electronics > Guelph Ontario Canada > Est. 1984 > email: gary (at) number63.ca > > > > > > > > > larry wrote: > > I agree, i never list fuses, or charge for them. > > Larry > > > > > > Tel-Tek Electronics wrote: > > > > > >>Same here Al...I never use the word "fuse" on my Invoice..that's all the > >>customer focuses on. > >> Some of my customers that are a little technically inclined, or > >>presume they are, I don't even use words like resistors or capacitors. > >> Like on the Mitsubishi's...if I change a bunch of Caps, I bill > >>it out as a MOD KIT, and charge accordingly. > >> > >>-Ed- > >> > >>Tel-Tek Electronics > >>Ontario-Canada > >> > >>teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx > >>teltek@xxxxxxxxx > >> > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>[mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Al L > >>Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 10:36 AM > >>To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Fusible resistors > >> > >>Since fuses and fuse ohms cost very little i NEVER put them on my bills! > >>It > >>also stops that old crap'ALL it needed was a fuse!". al > >> > >>Al Leatherman > >>224 RT. 46 > >>Mine Hill, NJ 07803 > >>973-361-5796 > >>WWW.ALS-TV.NET > >> > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Doug Keller" <dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 5:34 AM > >>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Fusible resistors > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>Bingo! Give that man a cigar! As "sue-happy" as a lot of Americans > >> > >>have > >> > >> > >>>become, it is best to use the original part when it comes to something > >>>like this. When you turn on a tv and there is a lawyer saying "Has > >>>anyone looked at you cross-eyed in the last 3 months? We'll sue on a > >>>percentage basis", Ed is VERY correct in saying that a lawyer would > >> > >>drag > >> > >> > >>>you through the coals on that. > >>> > >>>Doug Keller > >>>Wis-Kel Electronics > >>>101 Freeland Ave. > >>>Terra Alta, WV > >>>USA 26764 > >>>dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>>dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>>http://www.tech-assist.org > >>>"Learn from the mistakes of others, because you > >>>won't live long enough to make them all yourself" > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>Edward Gaidies wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>Jerry; > >>>>I agree 100%. > >>>>Cover yourself on "Safety Components"... > >>>>Not being cruel...it's nice to ask if you don't know..but using > >>>>improper fuses, or improper components will put your shieska on the > >>>>line. > >>>> > >>>>Not so much in Canada, but with Lawsuits, some hotshot Investigator > >>>>will draw you through the coals. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>-Ed- > >>>>***************************************************************** > >>>>Ed Gaidies > >>>>Tel-Tek Electronics > >>>>Ontario-Canada > >>>>teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx > >>>>teltek@xxxxxxxxx > >>>> > >>>>On 8-Oct-04, at 3:47 PM, J Silverman wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>There is no relationship between fusible and flameproof. They have > >>>>>different > >>>>>applications. Fusible has been selected to protect some circuit from > >>>>>further > >>>>>damage. Flameproof is to prevent smoke and fire when damage occurs. > >>>>>Jerry Silverman > >>>>>Greentron Inc > >>>>>4 Newland Ave > >>>>>Greenville SC 29609 > >>>>>Fax/Phone 864 232 3889 > >>>>>mail to: greentron@xxxxxxx > >>>>>----- Original Message ----- > >>>>>From: "Paul" <dntwntv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>>>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>>>Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 2:06 PM > >>>>>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Fusible resistors > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>Thats interesting, because I am working on a Samsung that came in > >>>>>>with a > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>vertical problem per the customer. Didn't show up in the shop till I > >>>>>tapped > >>>>>the board. I resoldred all the i/c pins and other relative > >> > >>components. > >> > >> > >>>>>Still > >>>>>no deflection. Hit the area with freeze and got partial deflection > >>>>>momentarily while a peaking coil smoked. I replaced the i/c the coil > >> > >>a > >> > >> > >>>>>shorted zener and a lytic cap. The 5.6 ohm fusible opened also which > >> > >>I > >> > >> > >>>>>didn't see till I fired it up again and had fold over. I replaced > >> > >>with > >> > >> > >>>>>a > >>>>>flame proof. It smoked and opened up immediately. Found another > >>>>>shorted > >>>>>zener. Thus the reason for the question. A fusible didn't seem to > >> > >>work > >> > >> > >>>>>any > >>>>>better than a flame proof, at least in this case. Some suppliers use > >>>>>the > >>>>>term fusible to mean flame proof. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> Paul > >>>>>>J Silverman <greentron@xxxxxxx> wrote: > >>>>>>No. A flame proof resistor is made of materials that wont burn or > >>>>>>smoke > >>>>>>excessively. That doesnt mean that it wont light up like a light > >> > >>bulb > >> > >> > >>>>>while > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>the circuit it is supposed to protect vaporizes and the resistor > >>>>>>survives. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>A > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>fusable resistor is supposed to protect something by interrupting > >> > >>the > >> > >> > >>>>>>current. > >>>>>>Jerry Silverman > >>>>>>Greentron Inc > >>>>>>4 Newland Ave > >>>>>>Greenville SC 29609 > >>>>>>Fax/Phone 864 232 3889 > >>>>>>mail to: greentron@xxxxxxx > >>>>>>----- Original Message ----- > >>>>>>From: "Paul" > >>>>>>To: > >>>>>>Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 9:57 PM > >>>>>>Subject: [TechAssist] Fusible resistors > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>Is a flame proof resistor a safe sub for a fusible resistor of the > >>>>>>>same > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>value? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>If not why not? > >>>>>>>Paul > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>Paul ,B > >>>>>>>Central TV&Video > >>>>>>>911W Grand Ave > >>>>>>>Grover Beach Ca. > >>>>>>>(805)481-8084 > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>> > >>>>>--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >>- > >> > >> > >>>>>>---- > >>>>>>--- > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>Lost Password: > >>>>>>>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > >>>>>>>Email Archives: > >>>>>>>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>> > >>>>>--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >>- > >> > >> > >>>>>>---- > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>--- > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>Lost Password: > >>>>>>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > >>>>>>Email Archives: > >>>>>>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Paul ,B > >>>>>>Central TV&Video > >>>>>>911W Grand Ave > >>>>>>Grover Beach Ca. > >>>>>>(805)481-8084 > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>> > >>>>>--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >>- > >> > >> > >>>>>>---- > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>--- > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>Lost Password: > >>>>>>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > >>>>>>Email Archives: > >>>>>>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>> > >>>>---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >>- > >> > >> > >>>>>------ > >>>>>Lost Password: > >>>>>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > >>>>>Email Archives: > >>>>>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>----------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >>---- > >>-- > >> > >> > >>>>Lost Password: > >>>>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > >>>>Email Archives: > >>>>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>-- > >>--- > >> > >> > >>>Lost Password: > >>>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > >>>Email Archives: > >>>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >>------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>----- > >>Lost Password: > >>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > >>Email Archives: > >>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > >> > >> > >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > >>Lost Password: > >>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > >>Email Archives: > >>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > >> > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". 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