[TechAssist] Re: Fix it yourself
- From: <damon101@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 07:33:29 -0500
We had mil-spec soldering school at the ITT Sincgars facility in Fort
Wayne......good training, for those Know-it-all Techs.....they learned
something they forgot or never were trained on.
Damon Brunger
Telrad Electronics
Fort Wayne IN
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From: <gulftech@xxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 9:24 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Fix it yourself
> Doug,
>
> Many years ago, I was sent a soldering school in San Angelo, TX. I had
> been in the Navy for about seven years at that time. I had been
> soldering for many years longer than that. Some of my classmates had
> been repairing circuits for 15 years or more.
>
> We all thought it was a big joke of the military--just two or three weeks
> (I don't remember) to put up with. We were all wrong. We learned a lot.
>
> How often we have televisions brought in where the rf connector is broken
> off and a customer tries to fix it. Not many succeed!
>
>
> Ken Smith
> Gulf Technical Services
> 3034 Gulf Breeze Parkway
> Gulf Breeze, FL 32563
> 850-934-8324 (Voice) 850-932-0819 (Fax)
>
> On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 07:33:42 -0500 Doug Keller <dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> writes:
> > 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
> > dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > http://www.tech-assist.org
> > "Whether you're sure that you're going to succeed
> > or sure that you're going to fail, either way you
> > 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
> > >mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >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
> > >
> > >
> > >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
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
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