[TechAssist] Re: Fix it yourself
- From: <damon101@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:38:40 -0500
Heh, that was the reason Indiana licensed TV repair techs until
1996....wonder how long before it becomes a necessity again?
Damon Brunger
Telrad Electronics
Fort Wayne IN
----- Original Message -----
From: "Al Gutz" <alg@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 10:08 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Fix it yourself
> Back in those days the cornor gas stations were set up by a franchise
> company with a tube tester and a supply of tubes. Cust went and checked
> tubes, replaced many that need not have been replaced and bought a new
> fuse. Those days both TV and cars used 3AG types but gas station sold 30
> amp for use in cars. Cust took stuff home and put in 30 amp, forgetting
> the week before he had replaced the fuse in the basement with a 30 amp.
> Set had a short! Set caught fire! Set beside window with curtains!!
>
> This was one reason thatlead to the auto shutdown circuits in sets to-day.
>
> Al G
> Al's TV-Electronics
> Pembroke Ont.
> Canada
>
> Hoyt's TV wrote:
> > Back in the 50s the local magazine store sold DIY tv repair books.
> > They were pretty good for amusement purposes and I think they did us
more
> > good than harm.
> >
> > Russ Hoyt
> > Hoyt's TV
> > Exeter, NH
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "William Rayburn" <premtech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 5:57 PM
> > Subject: [TechAssist] Fix it yourself
> >
> >
> >
> >>Someone posted something the other day, I think it was Phil Bader,
> >>discussing a board where someone was giving advice on fixing the set
> >>yourself. Today in a random search for information on a Toshiba I'm
> >>working on I saw this post on a board... http://www.fixyourowntv.com/
This
> >>guy has made a business of telling the layman how to fix their own set.
I
> >>pity the poor technician that has to work on something after the average
> >>joe has been in there twisting an wrenching around, making the original
> >>problem that much more difficult to solve and that much more expensive
> >>too.
> >>Bill
> >>
> >>William H. Rayburn, CET
> >>NESDA Member
> >>Premium Technologies
> >>PO Box 442
> >>Long Beach, Wa. 98631
> >>(360) 642-4993
> >>email: premtech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>
> >>
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