[TechAssist] Re: Rca CTC 111 Brightness Problem?
- From: "Hoyt's TV" <hoytstv@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 18:50:27 -0400
He he he, We had a very good Sears tech for most of my life. He retired less
than ten years ago and died a couple years ago. I don't think he was as old
as I am. He wasn't the one who worked on TVs but he did everything else.
When the ice maker in your fridge didn't work, you hoped it would be him
coming through the door.
He always called me to fix his Sears TV, for whatever that means.
Russ Hoyt
Hoyt's TV
Exeter, NH
----- 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.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> >
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> > >>Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976)
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