I know Gary...it was a rhetorical question. I remove these with every repair. Only way I can guarantee my work. I show the customer the sponge and explain why. Jeff -- Intrepid Video TV/VCR Repair 263 S Front St, Steelton PA 17113 717-939-7708; (F) 717-564-4952 www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary McCartney" <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 11:54 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Delivering TV's in cold weather. It's a gimmick to enhance the sale of the VCR. Gary McCartney McCartney Electronics Guelph Ontario Canada Est. 1984 email: gary (at) number63.ca Intrepid Video Support wrote: > Then why do they still place that worthless head cleaner sponge in these? > Jeff > -- > Intrepid Video TV/VCR Repair > 263 S Front St, Steelton PA 17113 > 717-939-7708; (F) 717-564-4952 > www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ed Gaidies" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 8:49 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Delivering TV's in cold weather. > > > That brings up a thought.... > Remember they use to have Dew Sensors on VCR's to prevent this problem > of gulping the tapes when the Video Head used to "sweat". > Since the Chinese completely took over production of this product, they > felt it was a useless circuit to have on VCR's, extra ...redundant > components. > > -Ed- > Ed Gaidies > Tel-Tek Electronics > Ontario-Canada > teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx > teltek@xxxxxxxxx > > > On 5-Jan-05, at 12:45 PM, J Silverman wrote: > > >>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. 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