[TechAssist] Re: RCA PTV tube warranty
- From: "Tel-Tek Electronics" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2005 19:23:15 -0400
"Midas: I have used them for both brakes and mufflers and it always cost me
as much the second time as the first. The muffler is the cheapest part of
the job and the brake pads/shoes, likewise. You pay for everything else all
over again."
Damn Russ.....these are the type of conversations that should be discussed
by people who have been there.
Non-Technical..but important.
I "re-done" my computer last week...and "redirecting" has not been set up.
By the looks of it...neither has "Spell Check";-)
-Ed-
E.G.
Tel-Tek Electronics
Ontario-Canada
teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hoyt's TV" <hoytstv@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2005 6:48 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA PTV tube warranty
> Midas: I have used them for both brakes and mufflers and it always cost me
> as much the second time as the first. The muffler is the cheapest part of
> the job and the brake pads/shoes, likewise. You pay for everything else
> all
> over again.
>
> I did buy a Hitachi/Funai DVD/VCR for $89 and paid $10 for tithe extended
> warranty from SAMS Club. In less than a year, it wouldn't change channels
> and wouldn't record from the A/V inputs. There were two shops listed as
> warranty stations. The first one was a TV shop in the next town that I
> have
> the utmost respect for. They finished the jobs for me that I had in the
> works when I had my heart attack. When I stopped in to see them they told
> me
> they were Hitachi authorized, but if it needed parts they couldn't get
> them.
> The Hitachi distributor wouldn't sell to them because they didn't do
> enough
> business with him.
>
> So I took it to the other guy. For what he put in (or said he did) it was
> well worth the $10. Tuner, main micro and some other small parts. The
> total
> parts were worth about twice what I paid for the thing. But it still died
> in
> less than another year. I took it out to meet Mr. Dumpster.
>
> I was really surprised they repaired it the first time. I expected SAMS
> Club
> would just say bring it in, and then give me another one.
>
>
>
> Russ Hoyt
> Hoyt's TV
> Exeter, NH
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tel-Tek Electronics" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2005 5:26 PM
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA PTV tube warranty
>
>
>> AL;
>> This may not answer your question...but..
>>
>> Needs a reputable Company that is handling his "extended warranty".
>>
>> Has to have time to read the small print...there are so many exeptions to
>> "Extended".
>>
>>
>> I have never been a believer in "Extended" Warranties, but decided to put
>> a
>> couple to a test.
>>
>> Bought a Laser Printer form Staples (Office Depot) and bought the second
>> year Warranty for $10.
>>
>> Printer...after Rebates was only $100. Brother 2040.
>>
>> Besides Printer Toner Cartridge, I want to see if this will work for me
>> for
>> two years, and if not....what was the glitch?
>>
>>
>> I don't know if you have Midas...those are the Muffler People..(Now
>> Brakes
>> and all).
>>
>>
>> They Guarantee their Muffler for the Lifetime of the Car (orignal owner).
>>
>> Never walked out of that place for under $150...so their slogan...(A
>> little
>> clamp that was loose...."No Charge"??
>>
>> Back to your question of extended warranties for "Electronics"...I don't
>> know.
>> I presume it depends who it's with....Keep in mind..all "Box Stores" get
>> a
>> commission on selling these.
>> $10 on a $100 Laser Printer is a test....also a test for Staples.
>>
>> I don't expect these guys to subsidise my Toner..but if it goes
>> Mechanically/Electronically I want to test this "Extended Warranty".
>>
>> -Ed-
>> E.G.
>> Tel-Tek Electronics
>> Ontario-Canada
>>
>> teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "al m" <ampm@xxxxxxx>
>> To: "tech assist" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2005 10:10 AM
>> Subject: [TechAssist] RCA PTV tube warranty
>>
>>
>>> My friend has a RCA PTV and wants to know if she should get the extended
>>> warranty for the tubes. Is there any trouble with the PTV tubes in the
>>> Newer
>>> PTV's It's 3 years old now. Don't have a model #. Thanks.
>>> Al Marquardt
>>> ampm@xxxxxxx
>>> Al Marquardt Electronic Repair
>>> 206 W Main
>>> Girardville Pa. 17935
>>>
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