[TechAssist] Re: Guy outside the list is asking for a schematic
- From: walter wood <wwood_38478@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 07:46:10 -0800 (PST)
Yes, this subject has been discussed and cussed
before.
But, apparently, there is nothing that can be done
to keep our posts private.
I get calls and e-mails every week from
"civilians".
We demamd a sig. file before we will help each
other, but that is the thing that makes us
vulnerable.
I usually just kindly explain that I don't have the
answer to their question, and to contact a repair
person in their area.
I try to be courteous, and even thank them for
calling, I just don't give out any info.
Walter
--- markbrock <markbrock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yea, what Al said, but we are becoming our own
> enemy, for instance I had
> another guy who called me, his RCA set quit,
> didn't want to pay someone to
> do something he could to, cause he had a solder
> gun ( I can imagine ) so he
> put in the chassis number in yahoo and searched,
> got techassist's free
> list and the solution with part numbers from
> myself and several others,
> don't know who else he called but since my
> signature file was at the bottom
> with email, fax, phone, etc. he calls me and
> wants to know where he can buy
> the part I mentioned and put it in his set. I
> wouldn't help him but sure
> he's found someone that would, including parts
> house, without much more
> effort and certainly saved him some money,
> probably mcm, they come up
> when you search for electronics parts, and
> will sell to anyone for same
> price as us. All he wanted was an RCA part #
> ______can't remember what it
> was but it was the 1 meg resistor that opens off
> the regulator, so mcm
> probably sold him this part for about 3 bucks and
> got another $8 for
> shipping, so they made ten bucks, the guy is
> happy, one of us could have
> fixed it in five minutes and made $45.00 profit.
> we're killin ourselves.
> and now if someone searches today's archives they
> will know how to fix there
> own stuff.
> brock
> Brock Electronics
> R.R.4 box 237
> 5208 cr.3385
> Independence Ks. 67301
> 620-331-0235
> fax 331-7191
>
> markbrock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Zenith*Philips*Peavey*Fender*Crate
> we work on all brands,makes,models
> of anything that plugs in the wall
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Doug Keller" <dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 8:56 AM
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Guy outside the list is
> asking for a schematic
>
>
> > I agree whole-heartedly with Als' comments.
> >
> > Doug Keller
> > Wis-Kel Electronics
> > 101 Freeland Ave.
> > Terra Alta, WV
> > USA 26764
> > dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > http://www.tech-assist.org
> > "Learn from the mistakes of others, because you
> > won't live long enough to make them all
> yourself"
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Al L wrote:
> >
> > >I want a sig file before I will help,and I
> don't help the locals,they
> don't
> > >help me, always been that way.When a young
> tech(part time) comes to me
> for
> > >parts(I never have em in stock) I ALWAYS give
> him a difficult source,far
> > >away.I also don't hire local "techs" with
> known part time
> businesses,don't
> > >train techs,all because of training my
> competition.I recently let a good
> > >tech go ,evenn though i could use him, because
> he was dong more and more
> > >work for "friends and relatives" and less
> available to me.
> > > IF YOU HELP AND TRAIN NEW COMPETITION,BE
> PREPARED TO GET SCREWED!!
> > > As for groups like ours, they should be
> PRIVATE! That lawyer knows
> very
> > >well his work could be done easily if some one
> told us how to fill out
> the
> > >court papers,but HE is smart enough to support
> laws against that!
> > > Lets help each other, and any techs that
> will help us,PROVIDED they
> > >charge the gouing rate.NO help for people that
> say we are crooks and
> charge
> > >too much,because we have to make a living.
> > >
> > >Al Leatherman
> > >224 RT. 46
> > >Mine Hill, NJ 07803
> > >973-361-5796
> > >WWW.ALS-TV.NET
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "markbrock" <markbrock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 9:01 AM
> > >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Guy outside the list
> is asking for a schematic
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>I'm all for helping a guy out, but don't
> like the idea that more and
> more
> > >>home techs are being born because of the
> information on the Internet,.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >My
> > >
> > >
> > >>lawyer friend mentioned that he had a
> Philips set that the pix kept
> going
> > >>crazy on him, he did a search on the
> Internet, and it gave him a past
> > >>history post from one of these repair groups,
> told what part to change,
> > >>gave him value, even the name and address of
> tech who posted the
> solution,
> > >>he got the part from Radio Shack, he fixed
> his set for less than $5,
> I
> > >>can see that he'll never need my services
> again, or if he does it will
> be
> > >>
> > >>
> > >a
> > >
> > >
> > >>dog set, yea, he clears 100K per year and
> I'm scraping like the rest,
> > >>
> > >>
> > >not
> > >
> > >
> > >>near a good of friend as he was. anyone else
> finding out that more and
> > >>
> > >>
> > >more
> > >
> > >
> > >>non-techs are getting in the back of there
> sets ? maybe I'm just
> > >>
> > >>
> > >paranoid
> > >
> > >
> > >>? or jealous, to answer your question, If
> he was within a service
> call
> > >>
> > >>
> > >of
> > >
> > >
> > >>my shop I'd be skeptical about training any
> competition, just my vent
> for
> > >>the day.
> > >>brock
> > >>
> > >>----- Original Message -----
> > >>From: "Gary McCartney" <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >>Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 8:57 AM
> > >>Subject: [TechAssist] Guy outside the list is
> asking for a schematic
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>I got an email from a guy outside the list
> who is asking for a
> > >>>schematic. He said he found me on a Google
> search and that he works at
> a
> > >>>non profit computer recycling centre where
> he also gets stuff like
> > >>>stereo receivers. Is there any problem
> sharing the schematic with him
> > >>>(copyright comes to mind- anything else?)
> > >>>--
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>Gary McCartney
> > >>>
> > >>>McCartney Electronics
> > >>>Guelph Ontario Canada
> > >>>Est. 1984
> > >>>email: gary (at) number63.ca
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> >
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