[TechAssist] Re: Sencore
- From: "Shoreline Electronics" <jstielau@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 13:00:16 -0500
Pull the power supply board and sweep boards and resolder all the Molex
pins.
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Jeff Stielau
Shoreline Electronics Repair
344 East Main Street
Clinton,CT 06413
(860)399-1861
(860)664-3535 FAX
jstielau@xxxxxxxx
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Poffen" <lpoffen@xxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 12:52 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sencore
> I also have 3 of them. had very good svc out of them & made money. I
have
> an SC61 Scope that just went out on me. Have no horiz or vert deflection.
> digital display is ok & get a small dot/line when using the beam finder.
> also when turning off flashes a bright dot with intensity turned up high.
> Anyone know a common problem for this? seems like a voltage is missing.
> Larry, Larrys TV Svc
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hoyt's TV" <hoytstv@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 9:15 AM
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sencore
>
>
> > Oh yeah!
> > I forgot the PR570s. I have three of em, one on each TV bench.
> >
> > Russ Hoyt
> > Hoyt's TV
> > Exeter, NH
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Phil Bader" <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 9:36 AM
> > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sencore
> >
> >
> > > I made good money with my CM2125 Monitor analyser over the years, tho
> > > primarily I'm a TV shop. I am for the most part the only properly
> > > equipped monitor servicer in the county. Most of the TV shops may take
> > > one in, and hope for the check out fee.Or a simple "vertical chip"
> > > repair.
> > > I kinda got talked into their HA2500 Horizontal Analyser. Expensive.
But
> > > with all the monitors I saw many with wierd HOT types that I had to
> > > special order and wait, so if I could hook up the 2500 and load test
the
> > > flyback area I might save popping several $25.00 HOT's and a months
> > > delay. Good but expensive at around 6 grand as I remember. I ring
> > > yokes,smps transformers, flys,etc.(but the CM2125 rings,too) Makes
some
> > > estimates faster and cheaper to produce. The jury's still out on that
> > > one.
> > > I like my PR570 Powerite II variable isolation transformer. Digital
> > > volt/amp display. That one I really use.
> > > Seems mostly my 100 MHz scope (LG) dual trace and my Fluke meter makes
> > > my salary.
> > > I do need a good video display/ cross hatch gen. A tech I know uses
the
> > > Sencore VP300. Very nice for his service calls when a projo HD set has
a
> > > symptom that is only in HD mode, or doing an alignment/ convergence on
> > > an HD he must align in "normal mode" then again in HD. Necessary
> > > nowadays.
> > > But God it's expensive.
> > > Anyone have that VP300 or the newer VP301 with RF?
> > > I'de like first hand critiques!
> > > Used prices?
> > > Phil Bader
> > >
> > > Jan Phyl TV Inc
> > > 3420 Recker Hwy.
> > > Winter Haven, Fl. 33880
> > > fax: 863-299-8821
> > > (professional. technician calls only)
> > >
> > >
> > > Hoyt's TV wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Over the past 40 years I have bought a lot of Sencore equipment and
> been
> > > > very pleased with it. However I too bought a few I wish I could
> forget.
> > > > VC93 $3002.60 in July 1991: used it to analyze one VCR repair job.
> Took
> > > > several hours to do all the hookups to prove what was bad. Got $60
> labor
> > for
> > > > the job. Determined that any job I needed it for would cost more
than
> > the
> > > > customer was willing to pay. Never used it again on a VCR but I do
use
> > the
> > > > audio signal on stereos occasionally.
> > > >
> > > > Then there was the CB debacle. Bought the analyzers and a B&K scope
> that
> > was
> > > > capable of seeing the 27mhz (back in '77 most TV scopes didn't go
that
> > high
> > > > and Sencore didn't make one) plus a subscription to Sams CB manuals.
> > Five
> > > > years later I had spent $5000 on CB stuff and done less than $1000
in
> > repair
> > > > work. The guys who didn't have the necessary FCC 2nd Phone license,
> and
> > were
> > > > willing to do the illegal work, got all the jobs. I sold the Sams
and
> > the
> > > > equipment to a truck driver from Mississippi who was tired of
driving
> > and
> > > > wanted to set up a CB shop at his local truck stop. Got less than
$500
> > for
> > > > it and felt lucky to get that.
> > > >
> > > > Most useful have been: VA62, SC61, LC77.\ and the Cricket.
> > > >
> > > > Russ Hoyt
> > > > Hoyt's TV
> > > > Exeter, NH
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Wayne Vanaman" <Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 6:33 PM
> > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sencore
> > > >
> > > > > Any test equipment needs to be purchased well before it is
useless.
> > > > > Sencores VCR analyzer, for example, may have been a gold mine in
the
> > early
> > > > > to mid '80s, but by '90 it would have been questionable.
> > > > >
> > > > > I bought a TVA92/VG91 in '94 and it has more than paid for itself
in
> > time
> > > > > saved, but if I were looking for one today I wouldn't pay more
than
> a
> > > > couple
> > > > > of hundred dollars. The way technology is changing they don't
have
> > much
> > > > > life left.
> > > > >
> > > > > Wayne Vanaman
> > > > > Omega Electronics
> > > > > 6904 W Fairfield Dr
> > > > > Pensacola, Fl. 32506-3310
> > > > >
> > > > > Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > WWW.PensacolaTVRepair.Com
> > > > >
> > > > > 850-456-5995 voice
> > > > > 850-458-6369 fax
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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