[TechAssist] Re: Delivering TV's in cold weather.
- From: "Jerome Silverman" <greentron@xxxxxxx>
- To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 23:49:09 -0500
There is also the problem of the person renting a video tape on the way home
from work. They get home, pop open a beer and pop the tape in the vcr and
hit the couch. In cold weather, moisture condenses on the tape, which cannot
be detected by the dew sensor. The spinning heads grab the tape and flip it
all over the place, ending up behind the heads, on the back side of the
pinch roller, or wrapped in many layers around the capstan. We advised the
customers to let the tape sit in the room for a half hour or so before
putting it in the vcr.
Jerry Silverman
Greentron Inc
4 Newland Ave Greenville SC 29609
Fax/Phone 864 232 3889
greentron@xxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin" <kevintv@xxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 6:12 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Delivering TV's in cold weather.
> I had one customer years ago pick up her VCR and put in into the trunk
> for 3 hours in -20 degrees Celsius while she was shopping. She wondered
> why her frozen VCR wasn't working properly when it was first plugged in.
> In cold weather I now inform every customer to make sure the item does
> not get too cold before they take it into their house and plug it in.
>
> 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 J Silverman
> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 9:45 AM
> To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Delivering TV's in cold weather.
>
> Moisture will condense on everything and will not evaporate until some
> time
> after the tv reaches room temperature. We repaired mostly vcrs and
> always
> warned the customer to wait at least half an hour after turning the
> power on
> before putting a tape in. In some real cold (for us) weather some years
> ago,
> a customer told us it took 3 hours before his repaired top loading Sony
> Beta
> would work properly. In a tv you also have the high voltage circuitry to
> worry about. A long time ago somebody from India emailed me about
> moisture
> condensation problems causing arcing and short FBT life. I told him
> that,
> considering the location and the none-availability of a qualified
> technician, that his best bet was to install a small light bulb inside
> the
> tv cabinet to keep it warmer than the air temperature when it was turned
> off.
> Jerry Silverman
> Greentron Inc
> 4 Newland Ave
> Greenville SC 29609
> Fax/Phone 864 232 3889
> mail to: greentron@xxxxxxx
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kevin" <kevintv@xxxxxxx>
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 4:29 AM
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Delivering TV's in cold weather.
>
>
> > -8 degrees Celsius during the day.
> >
> > 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 Al Gutz
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 8:20 PM
> > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Delivering TV's in cold weather.
> >
> > Kevin
> > Since when did you start getting cold weather in BC
> >
> > Al G
> >
> > Kevin wrote:
> > > I was wondering how other shops deliver TV's in cold weather. My
> > > concern is keeping the TV warm enough to plug in and show the
> customer
> > > that it is working without having to wait for it to warm up.
> > >
> > > Kevin Wilks
> > > Kevin's TV & Video Repair
> > > Penticton BC Canada
> > > kevintv@xxxxxxx
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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