Whenever we decided to train someone in soldering, we used the Navy soldering training manual, available from the Govt Printing Office, as a textbook. Jerry Silverman Greentron Inc 4 Newland Ave Greenville SC 29609 Fax/Phone 864 232 3889 mail to: greentron@xxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- 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 > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ---- > > > > > > > > >- > > > > > > > > >>>>This Email List is Public. 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