[TechAssist] Re: TA Philips 52MP51B1 PTV3**tuner problems..
- From: "Hoyt's TV" <hoytstv@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 09:24:42 -0400
$250? WOW.
The last one I did was a pity job on a Saturday morning, about 15 miles from
my shop, for a guy whose kids were driving him nuts while his wife was gone
for the weekend. I don't normally do those calls on Saturday but I felt
sorry for him. Besides I had one left out of a box of ten, that I thought I
was going to have to cook up for supper sometime.
I paid for being such a nice guy though, as in "no good deed ever goes
unpunished".
His check bounced. Since it was over a hundred dollars ($165) I had the
choice of a civil action in district court (lots of paperwork and slow), or
criminal action through the local police department, (usually they pay right
away to avoid being arrested).
I left the bad check in the hands of a detective at the police department in
his town. I called them several times over the next few months to find out
what was happening. The final answer was that he either wasn't home, or
wouldn't answer the door, whenever they went to his house and they couldn't
find him.
I then went for the civil action and sent the required certified letter. The
day I got the return receipt post card in the mail, I got a money order in
the mail for the full amount.
Looks like the mailman was better at finding him, than the police
department.
Russ Hoyt
Hoyt's TV
Exeter, NH
----- Original Message -----
From: <gulftech@xxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 8:59 AM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: TA Philips 52MP51B1 PTV3**tuner problems..
> Jeff,
>
> That sounds like the infamous 13-pin A340309-1003 tuner problem. I have
> replaced hundreds of them for the same problem. Don't see many of them
> anymore, but I still stock them. Used to rebuilt them, but hardly worth
> it when I can get them from Tip Top for $27.00, and the chips used are
> getting hard to find. Sears used to charge about $250 for that tuner
> replacement.
>
> HTH,
>
>
> Ken Smith
> Gulf Technical Services
> 3034 Gulf Breeze Parkway
> Gulf Breeze, FL 32563
> 850-934-8324 (Voice) 850-932-0819 (Fax)
>
> On Wed, 4 Aug 2004 08:04:05 -0400 "Intrepid Video Support"
> <support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> > Hello...
> > This set is in a bar in town here. When I was there for the repair,
> > it was difficult to get to, so rather
> > than pull the trophies off the top and lift off the pedestal, I had
> > hoped to get some idea of the
> > problem...and if parts are around.
> > I think this is a PTV3 something chassis.
> > Set will not get most channels. No VHF and when on 23, 24, 25 it
> > shows the same channel.
> > It goes through auto program, but no luck. I got into the service
> > menu (062596) but don't understand what
> > to do in there on one this old.
> > Can anyone enlighten me on this set?
> > Thank you.
> > Jeff
> > --
> > Intrepid Video TV/VCR Repair
> > 263 S Front St, Steelton PA 17113
> > 717-939-7708; (F) 717-564-4952
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> >
> >
> >
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