[TechAssist] Re: GE 20GT425 Turns OFF/ON Repeatedly
- From: "teltek2" <teltek2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2002 15:54:17 -0500
I use a Bamboo skewar, one side pointed the other end is blunt. Good tool
for pinpointing intermittants. Use blunt end to generalize location, pointed
end to pinpoint. Works great inside tuners. Plus it's flexible. Since we are
working on this Korean crap, might as well use their tools. hehe.
-Ed-
Tel-Tek Electronics
Ontario-Canada
teltek2@xxxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: <Mykeelike@xxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 3:11 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: GE 20GT425 Turns OFF/ON Repeatedly
> In a message dated 12/9/02 8:01:51 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> mrfixit@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> > Ed,
> >
> > Point taken. However my question still remains. I would appreciate any
> > pointers on how to diagnose a problem like the one I had. Furthermore I
> > think that it's inappropiate for a fellow technician to suggest "we are
> > tinkerers and not technicians". I became slightly defensive in my
response
> > because I don't take comments like this too lightly from technicians who
> > should understand the problems with diagnosing intermittent problems.
> > Comments like, "use your scope that's the professional way to
troubleshoot"
> > and that "we a tinkerers" are negative comments. Sharing your knowledge
is
> > a
> > good thing,
> >
>
> I've fought cold solder on hundreds of chassis. in my 30 years of
experience,
> the best thing I've come up with is a chop stick. it has a small point so
you
> can localize the pressure to smaller areas sometimes you can drag it
lightly
> across the solder side of the board. i happen to agree with you in that
there
> are only a handful of times when a scope has been useful in helping me
locate
> a cold solder joint. i also use a very high power optical head set to spot
at
> least 70% visually. also in this case i might have responded to your
original
> e mail if i knew it was a ctc146.i list all my GE and RCA by chassis. i
have
> considerable notes on ctc146 and bad connections
>
> Mike Wilson
> a.m. stereo & video
> Seattle WA.
> 206 364 5904
>
>
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