[TechAssist] Re: Mitsubishi Model VS5004R
- From: Ralph Dorsey <Merlin-Wizard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 19:31:32 -0600
Ditto from me
"Leonard G. Caillouet" wrote:
> We charge $240.00 for labor and parts can be up to $150.00. It only makes
> sense if the CRTs are in good condition and the customer brings it to us.
> In the field you have two trips to deal with.
>
> It takes 4-6 hours to rebuild the boards. I have a low wage helper that I
> put on these most of the time to make the job pay off, then do the alignment
> myself.
>
> For a reliable fix you need to test all electrolytics for ESR, leakage, and
> electrolyte leakage. Any black on the legs, black on the traces near a cap,
> or "fishy" smell when the legs are heated indicates electrolye leakage. We
> remove all bad caps, wash the board in denatured alcohol or isopropanol (a
> good source is 409 cleaner which has surfactants as well) and rinse with
> water and dry thoroughly.
>
> Leon.
>
> Leonard G. Caillouet
> Service Manager
> Electronics World
> Gainesville, FL
> 352-332-5608
> 352-332-5668 (fax)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Damon" <DAMON101@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 8:03 AM
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Mitsubishi Model VS5004R
>
> >
> > That doesn't sound like a very "cost" or "time" efficient repair, how much
> > time? How much does it cost your customer??
> > I'm just curious because I see quite a few VS 5004s out there.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Leonard G. Caillouet" <lcaillo@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 10:52 AM
> > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Mitsubishi Model VS5004R
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Bill,
> > >
> > > On most of the Mits VS-??04/7 sets we are seeing leaky caps on all five
> > > boards. You will likely have some leaky caps near the convergence
> output
> > > ICs, and possibly bad ICs. If you fix only this you will have a recall
> in
> > a
> > > few days, weeks, or months. If you want to serve your customer best,
> tell
> > > him you should go through all the caps carefully and likely need to
> > replace
> > > between 20 and 70 caps in this set.
> > >
> > > Leon.
> > >
> > > Leonard G. Caillouet
> > > Service Manager
> > > Electronics World
> > > Gainesville, FL
> > > 352-332-5608
> > > 352-332-5668 (fax)
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Bill Grabowski" <bgrabowski@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: "Techassist" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 9:56 PM
> > > Subject: [TechAssist] Mitsubishi Model VS5004R
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Im going on a house call on Friday on this Projo and I need the
> Generic
> > > > numbers
> > > > instead of Mits numbers to bring on call to repair convergence. Any
> help
> > > > would be
> > > > greatly appreciated.. Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Bill Grabowski
> > > > Triangle Appliance
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