[TechAssist] Re: Fix it yourself
- From: Doug Keller <dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 07:33:42 -0500
They might have the parts, but when they try a weller soldering gun to
remove/replace the old parts, they will find it tougher than they
thought. Soldering is nothing to us, but it is harder to learn to do
than most realize.
Doug Keller
Wis-Kel Electronics
101 Freeland Ave.
Terra Alta, WV
USA 26764
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are right."
Electric Medic wrote:
>I wouldn't give this Website to anyone. He is giving out all the easy fixes,
>Sony Sound Modules, and things like that. He is even putting together repair
>kits and selling them worldwide. I bet he is here on Tech Assist getting
>fixes from us and then putting the fixit parts in a bag and selling them.
>Man, I wish I had thought of that.
>
>Perry Bower
>Electric Medic
>"It's Cheaper to Keep Her"
>http://www.electricmedic.com
>3850 Washington Road Suite 4C
>Martinez, Georgia 30907
>Phone: 706-8MEDIC4 (863-3424)
>Phone: 706-863-3474
>Fax: 706-863-2316
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>From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ed Gaidies
>Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 10:09 PM
>To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Fix it yourself
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>Al;
>Just checked it out...I'm surprised so much is free
>Actually same thing I supply over the phone...an hour each day...
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>Good website to pass on..since most of us don't get paid for phone time.
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>Ed Gaidies
>Tel-Tek Electronics
>Est-1969
>Ontario/Canada
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>teltek@xxxxxxxxxx
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>>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
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>>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!!
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>>This was one reason thatlead to the auto shutdown circuits in sets to-day.
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>>Al G
>>Al's TV-Electronics
>>Pembroke Ont.
>>Canada
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>>Hoyt's TV wrote:
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>>>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.
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>>>Russ Hoyt
>>>Hoyt's TV
>>>Exeter, NH
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>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "William Rayburn" <premtech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 5:57 PM
>>>Subject: [TechAssist] Fix it yourself
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>>>>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/
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>>>>guy has made a business of telling the layman how to fix their own set.
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>>>>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
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>>>>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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