[TechAssist] Re: Guy outside the list is asking for a schematic
- From: Gary McCartney <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2004 09:19:50 -0500
I think that is what happens when we dream. Our brain is defragging-
getting rid of the old brain cells by transferring the data to new brain
cells and thats why we have these weird dreams that don't make any
sense.
Gary McCartney
McCartney Electronics
Guelph Ontario Canada
Est. 1984
email: gary (at) number63.ca
Tel-Tek wrote:
>
> Hmm...May just need a Defrag.
>
> -Ed-
> Tel-Tek Electronics
> Ontario-Canada
> teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "LeRoy Westlund" <llw@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 8:10 AM
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Guy outside the list is asking for a schematic
>
> > I doubt your mind is totally filled up yet.
> > Einstien (Miss-spelled) only used 10% of his brain's capacity, so you are
> > most likely, somewhat below that.
> > ;-)
> >
> > LLW
> >
> > LeRoy Westlund
> > Westlund TV & Electronics
> > 97 North Main "Where there's a will,...
> > Centerfield, UT 84622-0087 There's always a way."
> > Ph./Fax 435-528-3822
> > mailto:LLW@xxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ed Gaidies <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 11:18 AM
> > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Guy outside the list is asking for a schematic
> >
> >
> > >Oh..Oh...I periodically use my colorwheel, saves me the whole spiel of
> > doing
> > >the Bad Boys Rape Young Girls deal in my head.
> > > At my age I'm trying to save my mind for more important things. After
> > >all, the mind is like a Hard Drive....eventually it get filled up.;-)
> > >
> > >-Ed-
> > >-
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Tel-Tek Electronics
> > >Ontario-Canada
> > >
> > >teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Eric Manuel" <tvman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 10:43 AM
> > >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Guy outside the list is asking for a schematic
> > >
> > >
> > >> Hi that reminds me I had a call from a guy who lives about 50 miles
> from
> > >> me
> > >> he had a tv that had a resister missing.I told him to try a high value
> > >> like
> > >> 100 k to see if it would come on then if it didnt work to try a lower
> > >> value
> > >> He didnt know how to read the color bands so I told him he has a big
> > >> problem.Imagine trying to repair a tv with no knowledge of resister
> > >> codes
> > >> My 2 cents worth Eric
> > >> Eric Manuel
> > >> Deer Lake Nfld
> > >> Canada
> > >>
> > >> markbrock wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > Yea, what Al said, but we are becoming our own enemy, for instance
> I
> > >had
> > >> > another guy who called me, his RCA set quit, didn't want to pay
> someone
> > >to
> > >> > do something he could to, cause he had a solder gun ( I can
> imagine )
> > >so he
> > >> > put in the chassis number in yahoo and searched, got techassist's
> > free
> > >> > list and the solution with part numbers from myself and several
> others,
> > >> > don't know who else he called but since my signature file was at the
> > >bottom
> > >> > with email, fax, phone, etc. he calls me and wants to know where he
> > can
> > >buy
> > >> > the part I mentioned and put it in his set. I wouldn't help him but
> > >sure
> > >> > he's found someone that would, including parts house, without much
> more
> > >> > effort and certainly saved him some money, probably mcm, they come
> > up
> > >> > when you search for electronics parts, and will sell to anyone for
> > >same
> > >> > price as us. All he wanted was an RCA part # ______can't remember
> > >what it
> > >> > was but it was the 1 meg resistor that opens off the regulator, so
> mcm
> > >> > probably sold him this part for about 3 bucks and got another $8 for
> > >> > shipping, so they made ten bucks, the guy is happy, one of us
> could
> > >have
> > >> > fixed it in five minutes and made $45.00 profit. we're killin
> > >ourselves.
> > >> > and now if someone searches today's archives they will know how to
> fix
> > >there
> > >> > own stuff.
> > >> > brock
> > >> > Brock Electronics
> > >> > R.R.4 box 237
> > >> > 5208 cr.3385
> > >> > Independence Ks. 67301
> > >> > 620-331-0235
> > >> > fax 331-7191
> > >> >
> > >> > markbrock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >> > Zenith*Philips*Peavey*Fender*Crate
> > >> > we work on all brands,makes,models
> > >> > of anything that plugs in the wall
> > >> > ----- Original Message -----
> > >> > From: "Doug Keller" <dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >> > Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 8:56 AM
> > >> > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Guy outside the list is asking for a
> > schematic
> > >> >
> > >> > > I agree whole-heartedly with Als' comments.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > 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"
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Al L wrote:
> > >> > >
> > >> > > >I want a sig file before I will help,and I don't help the
> > locals,they
> > >> > don't
> > >> > > >help me, always been that way.When a young tech(part time) comes
> to
> > >me
> > >> > for
> > >> > > >parts(I never have em in stock) I ALWAYS give him a difficult
> > >source,far
> > >> > > >away.I also don't hire local "techs" with known part time
> > >> > businesses,don't
> > >> > > >train techs,all because of training my competition.I recently let
> a
> > >good
> > >> > > >tech go ,evenn though i could use him, because he was dong more
> and
> > >more
> > >> > > >work for "friends and relatives" and less available to me.
> > >> > > > IF YOU HELP AND TRAIN NEW COMPETITION,BE PREPARED TO GET
> > >SCREWED!!
> > >> > > > As for groups like ours, they should be PRIVATE! That lawyer
> > >knows
> > >> > very
> > >> > > >well his work could be done easily if some one told us how to fill
> > >out
> > >> > the
> > >> > > >court papers,but HE is smart enough to support laws against that!
> > >> > > > Lets help each other, and any techs that will help us,PROVIDED
> > >they
> > >> > > >charge the gouing rate.NO help for people that say we are crooks
> and
> > >> > charge
> > >> > > >too much,because we have to make a living.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >Al Leatherman
> > >> > > >224 RT. 46
> > >> > > >Mine Hill, NJ 07803
> > >> > > >973-361-5796
> > >> > > >WWW.ALS-TV.NET
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >----- Original Message -----
> > >> > > >From: "markbrock" <markbrock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >> > > >To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >> > > >Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 9:01 AM
> > >> > > >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Guy outside the list is asking for a
> > >schematic
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >>I'm all for helping a guy out, but don't like the idea that more
> > >and
> > >> > more
> > >> > > >>home techs are being born because of the information on the
> > >Internet,.
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >My
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >>lawyer friend mentioned that he had a Philips set that the pix
> > kept
> > >> > going
> > >> > > >>crazy on him, he did a search on the Internet, and it gave him a
> > >past
> > >> > > >>history post from one of these repair groups, told what part to
> > >change,
> > >> > > >>gave him value, even the name and address of tech who posted the
> > >> > solution,
> > >> > > >>he got the part from Radio Shack, he fixed his set for less
> than
> > >$5,
> > >> > I
> > >> > > >>can see that he'll never need my services again, or if he does it
> > >will
> > >> > be
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >a
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >>dog set, yea, he clears 100K per year and I'm scraping like the
> > >rest,
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >not
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >>near a good of friend as he was. anyone else finding out that
> more
> > >and
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >more
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >>non-techs are getting in the back of there sets ? maybe I'm
> just
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >paranoid
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >>? or jealous, to answer your question, If he was within a
> > service
> > >> > call
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >of
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >>my shop I'd be skeptical about training any competition, just my
> > >vent
> > >> > for
> > >> > > >>the day.
> > >> > > >>brock
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >>----- Original Message -----
> > >> > > >>From: "Gary McCartney" <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >> > > >>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >> > > >>Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 8:57 AM
> > >> > > >>Subject: [TechAssist] Guy outside the list is asking for a
> > schematic
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >>>I got an email from a guy outside the list who is asking for a
> > >> > > >>>schematic. He said he found me on a Google search and that he
> > works
> > >at
> > >> > a
> > >> > > >>>non profit computer recycling centre where he also gets stuff
> like
> > >> > > >>>stereo receivers. Is there any problem sharing the schematic
> with
> > >him
> > >> > > >>>(copyright comes to mind- anything else?)
> > >> > > >>>--
> > >> > > >>>
> > >> > > >>>
> > >> > > >>>
> > >> > > >>>
> > >> > > >>>Gary McCartney
> > >> > > >>>
> > >> > > >>>McCartney Electronics
> > >> > > >>>Guelph Ontario Canada
> > >> > > >>>Est. 1984
> > >> > > >>>email: gary (at) number63.ca
> > >> > > >>>
> > >> > > >>>
> > >> > > >>>
> > >> > > >>>
> > >> > >
> > >> >
> >
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