We sound like our customers shopping around for bargain prices on parts...Also how much can you really save on a $3.00 OEM cap? Bob, Bobs TV Worcester, ma woodman1@xxxxxxxx Main 508-853-1482 Fax 508-853-1480 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shoreline Electronics" <jstielau@xxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 7:49 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Buyer Beware! Defective cap kit Alert! > The key here Tim , is NOT buy these kits from MAT! Buy the individual OEM > parts as needed. > > ========================== > Jeff Stielau > Shoreline Electronics Repair > 344 East Main Street > Clinton,CT 06413 > 860-399-1861 > 860-664-3535 (fax) > jstielau@xxxxxxxx > ======================== > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tim Poole" <tdp13158@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <Parts_Link@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "TV Repair Group" > <tv-repair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 11:02 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Buyer Beware! Defective cap kit Alert! > > > >I bought 2 Cap kits from Mat Electronics, RCA cap kit #13-200.Today I > >installed a .0162 1600v cap and several other caps in a CTC169JS5 included > >in the kit and couldnt figure out why the high voltage would pulse on and > >off. I usually check all parts before I install them but I was in a hurry. > >What a mistake. Several hours later I finally pulled the cap out and it > >checked .0043 NOT .0162 as printed on the cap. I called Mat and informed > >them but they didnt even offer to replace the kit but said they would > >inform someone of the problem. Please be careful not to buy this kit and > >waist several hours like I did by just trusting the value of the cap. > >Everyone of them(all four included in both kits) checked the same value, so > >this is definitely a problem. > > > > Tim Poole tdp13158@xxxxxxxxxxx > > dba A-Mobile TV Shop & Precision TV Service > > Fredericktown, Ohio 43019 > > NESDA of OHIO MEMBER > > 419-756-3443 > > 740-694-8585 > > fax 740-694-1032 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > > This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm > > 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 > 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 Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/