[TechAssist] Re: Training in Ohio

  • From: walter wood <wwood_38478@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 12:03:52 -0700 (PDT)

Toshiba is doing on line training now, in real time
using the 'puter and a head set and microphone.
One can also just download the text book and fax
the test in.
It's just as effective as a in person class, and
much cheaper for all concerned.
Walter 
--- Teltek3 <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Right on Don.
> I missed the last Toshiba Seminar, due to medical
> reasons. I'm still here.
>     Normally will take advantage of their
> Seminars,but as Perry mentioned,
> seem to schedule these through the bussiest
> times.
> 
> -Ed-
> Ed Gaidies
> Tel-Tek Electronics
> Ontario-Canada
> teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <hartstv@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 11:14 PM
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Training in Ohio
> 
> 
> > A short note on ''training''.We here in Canada
> have little if any
> > opportunity to attend these seminars as most
> manf's have left & are states
> > side.They have there pro's & con's.As a single
> shop owner/operator I have
> > since 1965 attended some of them with mixed
> results.As an ASC for some 16
> > different manf's they will sometimes say you
> must attend or lose your
> > status.I have not attended a ton of them &
> never lost a one.The best
> > training I have ever received is from Jacques
> Benoit;the National
> Technical
> > Service Manager for Philips.He retired this
> past year & IMO one of the
> > finest techs that ever picked up a test
> probe.He would drop in my humble
> > little shop at least once a year;walk me thru
> the new sets,service
> > updates,mod's & leave all the service
> literature related to them.He toured
> > all the ASC's he was responsible for in his
> region.A great individual &
> even
> > would call me at least once a month to see if I
> was having any problems
> with
> > parts,warranty etc.If there were more like
> Jacques,service centres &
> manf's
> > & customers would benefit.My
> .02........................
> > Don of HARTS-TVCR-ASC
> > 9 Robert St,Oromocto,NB,Canada,E2V3N2
> > Tel-506-357-9785,Fax-506-357-6010
> > hartstv@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Electric Medic" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 11:08 PM
> > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Training in Ohio
> >
> >
> > > I am fed up with training. The last seven
> schools I have traveled to
> don't
> > > even send you certificates. One school was a
> 8 hour drive. Sony sends
> them
> > > to you and you don't even have to leave the
> shop with online training. I
> > > love all this Kine stuff, why don't they just
> say CRT, are they trying
> to
> > > make it seem more complicated. I also sure
> don't want to learn
> technology
> > > that hasn't even happened yet, it is liable
> to change 10 times before it
> > > hits production. The CRT may be going by the
> wayside, but..they are
> > stacked
> > > up in the shop right now. I don't know about
> the rest of you but..I like
> > my
> > > customers to see that we have been trained,
> That is all our customers
> care
> > > about, prove to me you have been trained.
> Other than that what good is
> > > training, It sure hasn't help me fix a TV.
> And when you call the tech
> > Assist
> > > lines it is like watching a dieing dog, I
> love when they tell you to
> call
> > > them back when I find the fix. It is amazing
> how cheap and lazy some
> > > Manufacturers are getting. Don't they realize
> simple certificates and a
> > few
> > > coffee mugs works wonders for
> Servicer-Manufacturer relationships. Plus,
> > > this is lightning season in the southeast,
> the busiest time of the year,
> > > great time to plan schools, August and
> September. I have never figured
> > that
> > > one out. I bet the schools would be full in
> March when we are twiddling
> > our
> > > thumbs. Sorry about this but..if we can't be
> honest here, what good is
> > this?
> > >
> > > Perry Bower
> > > Electric Medic
> > > "It's Cheaper to Keep Her"
> > > http://www.electricmedic.com
> > > Free Electronic Screensaver:
> > >
> >
>
http://www.eyetide.com/download/?s=O3OfmSLHXygGHCv1W6Gz3Bgjtq3DNNMNdcKsYSVGC
> > > 3850 Washington Road  Suite 5b
> > > Augusta, Georgia 30907
> > > Phone: 706-8MEDIC4  (863-3424)
> > > Phone: 706-863-3474
> > > Fax: 706-863-2316
> > > mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of walter wood
> > > Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 3:51 PM
> > > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Training in Ohio
> > >
> > >
> > > It also means the projection CRT's, the
> display
> > > tube in your o'scope, and the computer
> monitor that
> > > most of us still have.
> > > Kine is the older term for CRT/ Cathode Ray
> Tube.
> > > Some of us old timers call capacitors
> condensers.
> > > Just a different age, although, I've seen
> some
> > > modern schematics refer to "kine" drive.
> > > HTH
> > > Walter
> > >
> > > --- Kevin <kevintv@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > What does Kinescope mean?  A assume you
> mean
> > > > direct view glass picture
> > > > tubes.
> > > >
> > > > Kevin Wilks
> > > > Kevin's TV & Video Repair
> > > > Penticton BC Canada
> > > > kevintv@xxxxxxx
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> > > > Behalf Of Ron Purkhiser
> > > > Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 11:54 AM
> > > > To: All Tech-Assist
> > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Training in Ohio
> > > >
> > > > TRAINING IN OHIO
> > > >
> > > > Hello All !
> > > > Are you always griping about there never
> being
> > > > enough
> > > > training - especially if you're not an ASC
> ?
> > > > Here's the answer to your
> > > > needs.
> > > > NesdaOhio is hosting a Weekend of Training
> in
> > > > Hudson, Ohio (halfway
> > > > between
> > > > Cleveland and Akron) at the end of
> September.
> > > >
> > > >     This is especially needed now that the
> > > > Kinescope is heading the way
> > > > of
> > > > the Dinosaurs and DoDo Birds.  That
> statement was
> > > > made by almost every
> > > > manufacturer at the Nesda National
> Convention
> > > > recently held in Reno.  In
> > > > just a very
> > > > few years there will be almost NO TV's
> produced
> > > > with Kinescopes.
> > > >
> > > >     What will replace them?  Well a variety
> of
> > > > products:  LCD's, Light
> > > > Engines, DLP, Plasma, and LCOS.  Yeah, some
> new
> > > > stuff to learn about,
> > > > and
> > > > you can
> > > > get in on the ground floor at the NesdaOhio
> > > > Weekend O'Training.  Six
> > > > Manufacturers have agreed to send their
> Finest
> > > > Trainers to Ohio and
> > > > present
> > > > classes on
> > > > these very subjects.  Two classes a day for
> three
> > > > days on cutting edge,
> > > > state-of-the-art Technology, that will
> definitely
> > > > change the way we
> > > > think
> > > > about
> > > > Television.
> > > >
> > > > LOOK AT THIS LINEUP
> > > >
> > > > THURSDAY Sept 25
> > > > AM... Philips LCOS
> > > > PM... Hitachi DP3X HDTV
> > > >
> > > > FRIDAY Sept 26
> > > > AM...Thomson DLP
> > > > PM...Zenith LDC TV
> > > >
> > > > SATURDAY Sept 27
> > > > AM...Toshiba N3PSP PTV
> > > > PM... Sencore Introductions to Audio and
> Video
> > > > Calibrations
> > > >
> > > >     The Sencore Class promises to be
> interesting.
> > > >  You may have read
> > > > discussion about the ISF/HAA calibrations
> on the
> > > > service forums and
> > > > wondered
> > > > if that's
> > > > something that you should get into as part
> of
> > > > your business.  Sencore
> > > > will
> > > > present a "short version" of these
> procedures so
> > > > that you can make an
> > > > informed
> > > > decision about whether you want to take
> their
> > > > week-long calibration
> > > > class.
> > > > Many have found it to be a new business
> > > > opprotunity, and many have not.
> > > > Now
> > > > you
> > > > can decide.
> > > >
> > > >     The rest of the classes speak for
> themselves.
> > > >  A variety of New -
> > > > Emerging technology that WILL change our
> > > > business.  Not all of these
> > > > formats
> > > > will
> > > > survive, but YOU will be able to get a leg
> up on
> > > > all of them to help you
> > > > during
> > > > these "Shakeout" years, so that YOU will be
> a
> > > > survivor.
> > > >
> > > >     If you want to learn these skills, We
> invite
> > > > you to come to this
> > > > training.  You need Not be a Nesda member
> to
> > > > attend, although there IS a
> > > > discount for
> > > > Nesdamembers.  You get all 3 days for
> $79(member)
> > > > $89(non-member).   It
> > > > will
> > > > be at the Hudson, Ohio Holiday Inn.  About
> 500
> > > > yards North of the Ohio
> > > > Turnpike
> > > > exit 180 (old exit 12) on State Rt.8. 
> There is a
> > > > special Nesda room
> > > > rate if
> > > > you're staying at the hotel - you have to
> make
> > > > your own hotel
> > > > reservation,
> > > > it's not part of the registration fee.  If
> you're
> > > > too cheap to stay at
> > > > the
> > > > Holiday Inn, there's a Motel 6 & Knight's
> inn
> > > > about 3 miles farther
> > > > north.
> > > > Bring
> > > > the family & make it a mini-vacation. 
> There's
> > > > lots to do in the area
> > > > while
> > > > You're packing Your brain.  If you're
> flying in
> > > > (and we've received
> > > > registrations
> > > > from both coasts of the country, already) 
> You
> > > > can fly into the Big
> > > > Cleveland-Hopkins airport, or the smaller
> > > > Akron-Canton Regional
> > > > airport.
> > > > The Holiday
> > > > Inn is about halfway between them.
> > > >
> > > >     I'm looking forward to this Weekend -
> I've
> > > > already sent in MY
> > > > registration since it's limited by room
> size to
> > > > the first 60 applicants.
> > > > Hurry & get
> > > > YOURS in so that you're not #61 and
> standing
> > > > there with your nose
> > > > pressed to
> > > > the
> > > > window - looking in from the outside.  Go
> to the
> > > > NesdaOhio website
> > > > www.nesda-ohio.com   There's more
> information
> > > > about the event there.
> > > > Print
> > > > the
> > > > registration form, and mail it with your
> check to
> > > > Ron Purkhiser at the
> > > > address on the
> > > > form.  I hope to see you there - Look for
> ME
> > > > sitting in the Front Row !
> > > >
> > > > Questions?  Call or email me at:
> > > > Joe Sopko (jsopko112@xxxxxxx)
> > > > Consumer Service
> > > > S.Euclid,Oh
> > > > 216-381-1140
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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