I agree. The original is only 39.95$ these days. if a customer isn't willing to spend $20 extra to cover your cost,, then they must not want it fixed right. Use the original parts whenever available and watch those unnecessary repeats go away gulftech@xxxxxxxx wrote: >Cheaper is not always better. Another shop in this area bought three of >them from MAT. One of them failed out of the box. A second one lasted >two days and took out the horizontal output while he was still in the >customer's home. I know, the darn things cost me $61.75 less than a year >ago, but the genuine RCA part is less than half that now. Saving a few >bucks is not worth the callback. For that same reason, I will only use >RCA HOT's and diodes like the 164590. > > >Ken Smith >Gulf Technical Services >3034 Gulf Breeze Parkway >Gulf Breeze, FL 32561 >850-934-8324 (Voice) 850-932-0819 (Fax) > >----------------------- > > >On Wed, 16 Jan 2002 20:46:31 -0800 (PST) Jack ><lightwizard_2000@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > >>CTC169 is the same chassis. >>You can get these blocks cheaper from MAT Electronics. >> >> >> >>--- mark brock <brock@xxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>>ctc196pt chassis, customer said it was a ptk169pta >>>when I called before the >>>long service call, dont know the model of the set >>>as its still at the home >>>and brought in the light box. splitter is burnt >>>numbers on side are OMEGA >>>40431-090, any help on the rca number ? >>>thanks >>>brock >>>Brock Electronics >>>R.R.4 box 237 >>>Independence Ks. 67301 >>>316-331-0235 >>>fax 331-7191 >>>brock@xxxxxxx >>>mailto:brock@xxxxxxx >>> >>> >>>------------------------------------------ >>>Make your TechAssist database better! >>>Submit Repair Tips here: >>>http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ >>>------------------------------------------ >>>To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: >>> >>mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe >> >>>Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the >>>SUBJECT field to the address above. >>> >> >>===== >>Electronic Wizards >>535 North Woodlawn >>Suite 350 >>Wichita, Kansas 67208 >>316-686-8324 >>316-686-4815 fax >> >>__________________________________________________ >>Do You Yahoo!? >>Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! >>http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ >>------------------------------------------ >>Make your TechAssist database better! >>Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ >>------------------------------------------ >>To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: >>mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe >>Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the >>SUBJECT field to the address above. >> > >________________________________________________________________ >GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! >Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! >Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: >http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. >------------------------------------------ >Make your TechAssist database better! >Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ >------------------------------------------ >To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: >mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe >Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the >SUBJECT field to the address above. > > ------------------------------------------ Make your TechAssist database better! Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ ------------------------------------------ To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the SUBJECT field to the address above.