More then fair. I charge $25 / hr.,...with NO guarantee that it will solve the problem. ("Most" of the time). ;-) IMHO, LLW LeRoy Westlund Westlund TV & Electronics 97 North Main " I forgot,..to remember,.. Centerfield, UT 84622-0087 to forget " Ph./Fax 435-528-3822 mailto:LLW@xxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: Phil Bader <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Monday, June 20, 2005 8:28 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Unusual small soldering jobs for customers. Charges? >If this spurs too much conversation, we can take this over to "chat". >I from time to time have people call me and ask if I can solder in a >small part, a solder in battery,etc. >I get some cap mecanics with a wiring harness and need one soldered >wire, or the maintanence tech from a local factory with a smal circuit >board where you can see a cold solder joint, replace a capacitor,etc. >Just got a call form a man who had to remove the two small (credit card >size) circuit boards from his car seats. These have a small litium >memory cell that remembers the seat positions for the drivers without >having to readjust everything. he asked if he brought them in in his >hand(no removal/reinstalling in the car) could I remove and install the >small battery on it. Must be similar to the bios battery on a >motherboard. I said I have a $25.00 "bench min." because I have to stop >andput my work aside to do these "small jobs". he said no problem and >was happy. Is this a fair amount for a quickie? >Phil Bader > >-- > >Philip Bader >Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976) >3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880 >Fax (863) 299-8821 >email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- >This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm >Set Vacation mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation >Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Set Vacation mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/