I worked at a place about 12 years ago that wanted me to go out and check the sets and tell them couldn't be repaired. Collect $25 and give them a receipt to get the $25 off a new one there. Al Marquardt ampm@xxxxxxx Al Marquardt Electronic Repair 206 W Main Girardville Pa. 17935 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Intrepid Video Support" <support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 3:11 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Rca CTC 111 Brightness Problem? > I had a customer was given a $1500 estimate from Sears. They told them the 'bulbs' needed replaced. I > assume they meant the CRT's. > This was for a convergence problem...wonder what they would have done when they found the three CRT's did > not repair the convergence problem. > > > Jeff Dougherty > Intrepid Video TV/VCR > 263 S Front St > Steelton PA 17113 > ph..717-939-7708 fax...717-564-4952 > www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net > A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the > effort. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "al m" <ampm@xxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 9:16 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Rca CTC 111 Brightness Problem? > > > The guys that work for sears around here charge so much they don't have to > fix anything. My friend had a TV sears charged him $100 service charge and > then gave him a $250 estimate for a garbled sound on a Sony. I ended up with > it and it turned out to be a bad joint in the tuner IF section. So in my > opinion they just didn't want to try to fix it. > Al Marquardt > ampm@xxxxxxx > Al Marquardt Electronic Repair > 206 W Main > Girardville Pa. 17935 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Phil Bader" <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 9:06 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Rca CTC 111 Brightness Problem? > > > > You know, I have a tech-friend who has worked for Mont. Wards TV service > > and Sears on the road doing TV house calls. Mostly newer stuff, much > > under store warranty.Some older. > > His favorite comment while stopping by my shop was "that's junk- this is > > junk- I wouldn't fix that brand...etc" He even told his Sears customers > > "I wouldn't fix this or that...(if it wasn't a quick fix)"Well great for > > Sears, if the customer just goes to the store and plopps down $$$ for a > > new Sears TV. If they indeed had the $$$ to plop. > > My theory as a servicer/business owner is this: > > If they think enough to load up and carry their TV in for diagnostics, > > then they must like it enough for me to TRY bringing it up to GOOD > > operating condition. > > My usual questions beforehand are: > > How old is it? > > In all those years, how many failures? > > How did it look and work before it failed? > > Are you basically happy with this set if working good? (features,size,etc) > > Would you like to try saving it? > > If the answers are: > > Its 10 yrs old...Had only one failure in all that time...It looked and > > worked great before it went...We were happy with the set, and yes we > > would like to try to save it if possible. > > Then I go from there. > > But I also look out for their best interests too.You can do both. > > > > As I told my friend, If we rejected every set coming in the door based > > on if I personally liked the brand, model, style or age, I would be > > either repairing one set a month, or out of business, and Sears would be > > having a field day...Without a thank you to me for shoving the business > > to them. I would never think of baiting a customer into fixing a set > > that's on the way out,or otherwise not in their best interest,but you > > can go the other extreme as well. > > Now I agree with you in the case of a set with a so-so CRT, or known > > history of some serious flaws,etc. But I don't reject sets due to age > > only. And as far as a fly that's NLA... I've had some 3 yr old sets the > > mfgr NLA'd parts for. What then? > > I've been here almost 30 trs. My friend, well he's repairing appliances > > now for a service company.Good for him, but best he not open his own > > business...Work for the other guy.maybe he sells new goods. > > Phil Bader > > > > becyn wrote: > > > > >I agree that they were better made, but all good things will come to an > end > > >sometime! Just like my beloved '93 Buick roadmaster. It just becomes more > > >than it's worth to repair. > > > > > >The old TV's, even with a new CRT have old caps and HV components to go > bad > > >in the short run. Then the customer will be looking for a freeby. That's > one > > >of the reasons why (other than NLA parts) that I shy away from the old > stuff > > >. > > > > > >What do you say after charging $350 and 2 months later the FBT fails only > to > > >be NLA from ANYWHERE? > > > > > >Jim McVey > > >McVey Alltronix > > >327 Broadway > > >Newburgh Ny 12550 > > >ph: 845 561 8383 > > >fx: 845 561 9017 > > >Consumer electronics & > > >computer service. > > >Factory authorized for > > >over twenty brands. > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Phil Bader" <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 5:27 PM > > >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Rca CTC 111 Brightness Problem? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>I' had about 4 jobs last week all 10-16 yrs old better grade TVs, all > > >>approved. Average bill bet 290-400. > > >>Out the door. > > >>These work horses are good quality sets, by virtue that they are still > > >>around! > > >>(try to kick a Walmart el-crappoTV in the rear and keep it breathing 15 > > >>yrs!) NOT!. > > >>15 MONTHS maybe! > > >>;-) > > >>Keep it up! > > >>Phil > > >> > > >>becyn wrote: > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>>Wow! do have a restoration contract with a museum? LOL > > >>> > > >>>Jim McVey > > >>>McVey Alltronix > > >>>327 Broadway > > >>>Newburgh Ny 12550 > > >>>ph: 845 561 8383 > > >>>fx: 845 561 9017 > > >>>Consumer electronics & > > >>>computer service. > > >>>Factory authorized for > > >>>over twenty brands. > > >>>----- Original Message ----- > > >>>From: "John & Sharon Mikowich" <spacenut@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >>>To: "Tech Assist" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >>>Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 5:09 PM > > >>>Subject: [TechAssist] Rca CTC 111 Brightness Problem? > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>>Make: RCA > > >>>>Chassis: CTC111B > > >>>> > > >>>>Hi Everyone; > > >>>> > > >>>> Got this one in the shop that when you turn the contrast & > > >>>>brightness to max. you get a white band in the picture that is > flashing > > >>>>or jumping rapidly. If you turn the brightness or contrast down this > > >>>>will go away until you get a scene with a lot of white in & it will > > >>>>happen again. I have seen this on these chassis before, but i can't > > >>>>remember what causes this, it's been a long while. Check the usual > caps, > > >>>>v measurements on the outputs can't seen anything out of the ordinary. > > >>>>Any help with this would be appreciated ! > > >>>> > > >>>>Thank You in Advance; > > >>>> > > >>>>John Mikowich > > >>>>East Side Tv. > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > > >>>------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>--- > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>>Lost Password: > > >>>>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > >>>>Email Archives: > > >>>>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > > >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > > >> > > >> > > >-- > > > > > > > > >>>Lost Password: > > >>>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > >>>Email Archives: > > >>>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>-- > > >> > > >>Philip Bader > > >>Jan Phyl TV Inc. 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