Maybe somebody in some other country might buy one, too. Jerry Silverman Greentron Inc 4 Newland Ave Greenville SC 29609 864 232 3889 Fax 271 2080 mailto:greentron@xxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "LeRoy Westlund" <llw@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 11:17 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Jigs > > David, > Did you ever consider going to work for Sencore ? > I think they could use some of your ideas. > I think they could use an "Ace in the hole" about now,...with all the new > Technology that is out there. Them,.. along with the major manufacurers, > would be better off, to listen to some of the Technicians, then to just rely > on a highly educated engineer, to come up with a good piece of test > equipment. OH,..yes,...they make good componant testing equipment,...but, > what about something more useful, that would make our job easier ? And of > course,....we want the price to be reasonable. They might could just save > the balance of the 9,000 service centers that are still struggling to make a > living in this business. Let's see now,....9,000 X $2,000 each, would give > them $18 millon dollars to work with. A 5 % profit would give them $900K. I > guess that's just peanuts to them,...but, the number of service centers > could start climing back uo to 20,000. Still just peanuts,....so NEVER MIND > ! > > IMHO, > LLW > > LeRoy Westlund > Westlund TV & Electronics " Walk tall,...Walk straight > 93 North Main and look the world > Centerfield, UT 84622-0087 right in the eye " > Ph./Fax 435-528-3822 > mailto:LLW@xxxxxxxxxx > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Lessard <mrfixit@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 8:26 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Jigs > > > > > >Imagine a universal device that could hook-up to any chassis! One device to > >check all CRT, vertical and horizontal circuits, now that would be the > >ultimate TV troubleshooting tool. Is something like this even possible? I > >realize each tube has its own deflection parameters based on the tube size > >but what if it were possible to mimic a yoke and monitor its magnetic > >effects. Some sort of digitally controlled system where you could punch in > >the make and model and voila, a digitally created inductive load > >representing the yoke with some sort of super magnetic feedback system > >interfaced to a computer (laptop) where the effects of the chassis under > >test could be viewed, wow. Ok, maybe I watch a bit too much Star Trek but > >who knows what the future has to show us? > > > >David > > > >Alexandria Electronics > >50 Harrison Street > >Alexandria, Ontario > >K0C-1A0 > >(613) 525-4502 > >mrfixit@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >[mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of LeRoy Westlund > >Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 8:36 PM > >To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Jigs > > > > > > > >What you will need is about 20-50 CRTs, and their respective yokes, for all > >the different models. This is a major problem these days,...and if you ever > >figer a good way to do it,....you will be able to retire within a year. You > >could name your price,..and we would come running, with our tongues hanging > >out. > > > >LLW > > > >LeRoy Westlund > >Westlund TV & Electronics " Walk tall,...Walk straight > >93 North Main and look the world > >Centerfield, UT 84622-0087 right in the eye " > >Ph./Fax 435-528-3822 > >mailto:LLW@xxxxxxxxxx > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: al m <ampm@xxxxxxx> > >To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 6:04 PM > >Subject: [TechAssist] Jigs > > > > > >>I would like to know more about making my own jig. So far I have been > >bringing the Tvs in but as they get bigger I got no way to test them.The > way > >I understand it is all I need is a CRT and a yoke. Am I correct? Need some > >input cause I'm tired of lugging them around. > >>al marquardt > >>ampm@xxxxxxx > >> > >> > >>------------------------------------------ > >>Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > >>http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > >>------------------------------------------ > >>To REMOVE your email address, click here: > >> http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > >>To CHANGE your email address, click here: > >> http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > >> > >> > > > >------------------------------------------ > >Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > >http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > >------------------------------------------ > >To REMOVE your email address, click here: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > >To CHANGE your email address, click here: > > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > > > >------------------------------------------ > >Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > >http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > >------------------------------------------ > >To REMOVE your email address, click here: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > >To CHANGE your email address, click here: > > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > > > > > > ------------------------------------------ > Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > ------------------------------------------ > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > ------------------------------------------ Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html