I won't mention that website.....and I won't supply parts, but I'll let them know what it MAY COST to fix it. Damon Brunger Telrad Electronics Fort Wayne IN ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Gaidies" <teltek@xxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 10:08 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Fix it yourself > Al; > Just checked it out...I'm surprised so much is free > Actually same thing I supply over the phone...an hour each day... > > Good website to pass on..since most of us don't get paid for phone time. > > > > -Ed- > > > Ed Gaidies > Tel-Tek Electronics > Est-1969 > Ontario/Canada > > teltek@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > > > From: Al Gutz <alg@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > Reply-To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 22:08:42 -0500 > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > 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 > >>> > >>> > >>> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -->>> > - > >>> 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/ > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > 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/ > > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 266.4.0 - Release Date: 2/22/2005 > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/