[TechAssist] Re: Training in Ohio

  • From: "Teltek3" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 07:44:42 -0400

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:
> >
>
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> > 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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