Rate really depends on the price of living where you live. NY city would have to charge alot more than a little town in the sticks. Phillip R Hull STET phil245@xxxxxxxxxxxxx FAX 517--569-3075 Professional Technicians only ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leonard G. Caillouet" <lcaillo@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 5:15 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA ctc203ad5 sound ok no pix, resoldered L14401 > Same here. I charge $80 for intermediate (extensive soldering, replacing > one or two parts with little troubleshooting) or $60 for minor (minor > resoldering, simple alignments). I have been debating this one as minor or > intermediate and had decided to go to $80 because you have to remove and > reinstall the part and clean the surfaces thoroughly. Just wondered what > others were doing. > > We charge $4 for materials. > > Leonard G. Caillouet > Electronics World > Gainesville, FL > 352-332-5608 > 352-332-5668 (fax) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wayne Vanaman" <Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 4:23 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA ctc203ad5 sound ok no pix, resoldered L14401 > > > > My rate structure is minor, intermediate, major. > > > > I charge my intermediate labor, which on a 25-27" set is $80. I also > charge > > $5. for consumables. > > I always remove the drive transformer and the coil, and anything else in > the > > area that looks questionable, clean the area and the leads, and re-install > > the parts. > > > > OK, this might be "gravey", but I learned that if you ever back-off on an > > "easy" job you get bit. And it does take some of loss on the more > difficult > > jobs. > > > > Wayne Vanaman > > Omega Electronics > > 6904 W Fairfield Dr > > Pensacola, Fl. 32506-3310 > > > > Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > WWW.PensacolaTVRepair.Com > > > > 850-456-5995 voice > > 850-458-6369 fax > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Leonard G. Caillouet" <lcaillo@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 3:05 PM > > Subject: [TechAssist] RCA ctc203ad5 sound ok no pix, resoldered L14401 > > > > > > > How much are you charging for these repairs? Are there other things > that > > > you do while in these sets? I don't see many of them and jsut wondering > > > what others are doing. > > > > > > Leonard G. Caillouet > > > Electronics World > > > Gainesville, FL > > > 352-332-5608 > > > 352-332-5668 (fax) > > > > > > > > > > > > **************************************************************************** > > * > > > Classifieds! Buy or Sell! > > > http://sell.tech-assist.org > > > The Tech Address Book: > > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm > > > Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: > > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm > > > Lost Password: > > > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". > > > Email Archives: > > > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > > > > > **************************************************************************** > * > > Classifieds! Buy or Sell! > > http://sell.tech-assist.org > > The Tech Address Book: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm > > Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm > > Lost Password: > > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". > > Email Archives: > > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > **************************************************************************** * > Classifieds! Buy or Sell! > http://sell.tech-assist.org > The Tech Address Book: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm > Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > ***************************************************************************** Classifieds! Buy or Sell! http://sell.tech-assist.org The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/