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 > > > > > > > > > > > ************************************************************************ > > > ***** > > > Classifieds! 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