Yes, it is always difficult repairing something that another technician has looked at, let alone a customer who isn't a technician. If I was busy all the time I would also refuse to work on anything that came from a shop I didn't know or a customer special. Thanks for your input. Kevin Wilks Kevin's TV & Video Repair Penticton BC Canada kevintv@xxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kenneth A. deGruchy, Jr. Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 10:42 PM To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sony EV-S900 8 MM VCR,pwr button does not turn pwr on or off. FIXED I hope you charge accordingly to repair customer specials. My feeling is once the customer has changed what came out of the factory you are no longer dealing with a factory product and time and materials certainly apply here. I often will refuse to work on such equipment unless the customer knows it will be a costly venture for them and they are willing to bear it. Ken deGruchy Film Pro Service 63 Christie St. Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660 U.S.A. Kevin wrote: > I should have checked more carefully with this customer special! Found > cracked power switch circuit board. Repaired 6 broken traces and voila! > Everything is working fine now including the display. Two separate > problems with 2 separate causes. =20 > > Kevin Wilks > Kevin's TV & Video Repair > Penticton BC Canada > kevintv@xxxxxxx=20 ------------------------------------------ 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