[TechAssist] Re: RCA ASC Update:

  • From: "Tel-Tek" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 23:52:26 -0400

Jeff;
Damn if you do..damn if you don't.

Judgement call.

-Ed-
Tel-Tek Electronics
Ontario-Canada

teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Intrepid Video Support" <support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 10:46 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA ASC Update:


> So, I guess I should drop my auto insurance. They are making boo-koo bucks
off my wife and me, since
> neither one of us have been involved in an at fault accident in many
years...lucky them.
> Medical insurance is also a big waste...when I could be pocketing that
money...
> And home owners, what's the chances of our house catching fire?
> All the insurance money we are paying could be used for retirement...what
have I been thinking?
> Jeff
> --
> Intrepid Video TV/VCR Repair
> 263 S Front St, Steelton PA 17113
> 717-939-7708; (F) 717-564-4952
> www.intrepid-video.com  www.tech-repair.net
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Technotronic Dimensions" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 6:23 PM
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA ASC Update:
>
>
> Haha !
>
> Actually its more like this :  So, you wanna move into our neighbor hood?
> Ok. you have to pay into this manditory Fund like we all do , called the
"If
> a Rock gets thrown at your Window Insurance Fund". So that in case it ever
> happens to you or any of us, we are covered , and we wont have to bother
> with the Pity details of who did it, and just collect on it. Only thing
is,
> if no one ever has a rock come sailing through the window.....then all
this
> money gets pocketed by by the Insurance Company, and is never accounted
for.
>
> Other Successful plans like the : "If you are hit by Falling Space Shuttle
> Debris" have been proven to deter this sort of thing from happening....and
> make you feel more safe in your neighborhood.
>
>
> Steve Hearns
> Technotronic Dimensions, NY [USA]
> WWW.TECHNOTRONIC-DIMENSIONS.COM
> 1-877-817-9885 (Voice / Fax Toll Free - US Only)
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tel-Tek" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 5:43 PM
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA ASC Update:
>
>
> If that is the case...there is one good reason to stay away from it.
> Although I have never heard the term"they can't pin down what caused it,
how
> can they sue you for being the possible cause of the fire".
>     That just doesn't ring true to me, but I guess if you don't have a big
> Insurance behind you, you could be guilty, until proven innocent.;-)
>     Stranger things are happening these days with Lawsuits, so nothing
> surprises me anymore.
>     That's almost like getting a rock thrown through your window, you
don't
> exactly which neighbour did it, so you sue the whole block.
>
> -Ed-
> Tel-Tek Electronics
> Ontario-Canada
>
> teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "J Silverman" <greentron@xxxxxxx>
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 1:09 PM
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA ASC Update:
>
>
> > It is liability insurance that they want you to have. If you repair a tv
> and
> > a week later the house burns down and they cant pin down what caused it,
> you
> > and the tv manufacturer and any other people involved will likely be
sued
> > for damages as a possible cause of the fire. Even if there is not a good
> > case, the insurance companies usually settle to avoid the cost of going
to
> > court. The manufacturers insurance company requires that you have
> insurance
> > to share the cost of the settlement.
> > Jerry Silverman
> > Greentron Inc
> > 4 Newland Ave
> > Greenville SC 29609
> > 864 232 3889
> > Fax 271 2080
> > mailto:greentron@xxxxxxx
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Technotronic Dimensions" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 12:15 PM
> > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA ASC Update:
> >
> >
> > > Doug:
> > >
> > >           Dunno bout that. These Larger ones Like RCA and NAP seem to
> have
> > > too much bureaucratic overhead going on to make any exceptions. RCA
> wants
> > > you to own just about every type of Test Equipment that out there
before
> > you
> > > can even submit the Application. Like someone else wrote, its mainly
> > because
> > > they want you to do all the 1st time Failures which is not Cost
> Effective
> > at
> > > all......especially if you just took out a loan for all the Test
> Equipment
> > > they want you to have, you wind up working for free alot of the time,
> and
> > if
> > > you have a storefront with overhead,  good luck !
> > >
> > >           Another interesting one is Samsung. Only thing Stopping me
is
> > the
> > > Manditory Insurance. Yet another Expense we are to bear. Having that
> > > Conflicts with the Idea that you are a Skilled and Professional
> Servicer.
> > I
> > > suppose there are some shops who it would come in handy if they are
> scared
> > > of making a huge Blunder on a repair, but I never will take a Job if I
> > feel
> > > I cannot do it right in the 1st Place. Some of the larger cities have
a
> > Law
> > > that requires Insurance too. This is one of the idiocy ideas that the
> rest
> > > of the World must adopt the methods of Large Cities, because some
people
> > > there have plundered or Scammed people in the past.  No one gets a
Fresh
> > > Start because of what some moron did back in X,Y,Z.....its absurd, and
> now
> > > you begin to see what these Stupid Laws are doing to the Industries
they
> > > were intended to protect. They were Short Term Solutions at best.
> > >
> > > Steve Hearns
> > > Technotronic Dimensions, NY [USA]
> > > WWW.TECHNOTRONIC-DIMENSIONS.COM
> > > 1-877-817-9885 (Voice / Fax Toll Free - US Only)
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Doug Keller" <dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 11:54 AM
> > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA ASC Update:
> > >
> > >
> > > Don't worry about it. When they get desparate enough for servicers,
they
> > > will relax their requirements. Too many shops are closing their doors.
> > >
> > >
> > > 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"
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > armando guerra wrote:
> > >
> > > >Thanks to all the reply's on becoming an rca asc.I downloaded the
> > > >app.from the rca website and there are quite a few
> > > >requirements,i.e.chipper-check which I don't have and just a few more
> as
> > > >far as equipment is concerned.I talked to a rca rep.and he mentioned
> > > >that the new chipper-check is now going to cost about
$500.00.Also,the
> > > >service lit. is about $300.00.yearly.The thing that has me worried is
> > > >that he say's that I have to buy all the parts myself and that they
> will
> > > >reinburse me at the wholesale price when I file the claim.What about
if
> > > >the claim is rejected for some reason.I get stuck with all this
> expense.
> > > >
> > > >How about the new HD parts.Can you imagine if I have 3 or 4 sets in
> here
> > > >and I have to order parts for all of them.I hear most of the repairs
> > > >will be board replacement only.
> > > >I think that I am going to think about all this for a awhile yet
before
> > > >I decide.
> > > >Mando
> > > >Birdie's TV & Electronics
> > > >Casa  Grande,AZ
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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