I don't list 50 caps on the invoice, I just do it like this: 37 caps @ 1.00 ea = $37.00 5 caps @ 2.00 ea = $10.00 3 caps @3.00 ea = $9.00 Gary McCartney McCartney Electronics Guelph Ontario Canada Est. 1984 email: gary (at) number63.ca Edward Gaidies wrote: > Well..time is money...Since I do my own Invoicing, sitting there > listing 50 caps and prices makes me think my time can be better spent. > I always include the old parts with the repair, although most customers > don't want them. Not a concern about questioning caps, just time > consuming. > > > -Ed- > ***************************************************************** > Ed Gaidies > Tel-Tek Electronics > Ontario-Canada > teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx > teltek@xxxxxxxxx > > On 9-Oct-04, at 3:17 PM, Gary McCartney wrote: > > >>Ed, that is interesting. Let's say you replace 50 caps in a Mitsubishi. >>How much would you charge for the so- called MOD KIT? Just wanting to >>know if that would be a big advantage over just charging for 50 caps. >>I've been charging for the caps. Nobody has questioned it or anything. >>I >>charge a buck for the small ones, and go up mostly as the voltage >>rating >>increases to 3, 4 or higher bucks each. >> >> >> >> >>Gary McCartney >> >>McCartney Electronics >>Guelph Ontario Canada >>Est. 1984 >>email: gary (at) number63.ca >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>Tel-Tek Electronics wrote: >> >>>Same here Al...I never use the word "fuse" on my Invoice..that's all >>>the >>>customer focuses on. >>> Some of my customers that are a little technically inclined, or >>>presume they are, I don't even use words like resistors or capacitors. >>> Like on the Mitsubishi's...if I change a bunch of Caps, I bill >>>it out as a MOD KIT, and charge accordingly. >>> >>>-Ed- >>> >>>Tel-Tek Electronics >>>Ontario-Canada >>> >>>teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx >>>teltek@xxxxxxxxx >>> >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>[mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Al L >>>Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 10:36 AM >>>To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Fusible resistors >>> >>>Since fuses and fuse ohms cost very little i NEVER put them on my >>>bills! >>>It >>>also stops that old crap'ALL it needed was a fuse!". al >>> >>>Al Leatherman >>>224 RT. 46 >>>Mine Hill, NJ 07803 >>>973-361-5796 >>>WWW.ALS-TV.NET >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Doug Keller" <dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 5:34 AM >>>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Fusible resistors >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Bingo! Give that man a cigar! As "sue-happy" as a lot of Americans >>> >>>have >>> >>> >>>>become, it is best to use the original part when it comes to >>>>something >>>>like this. When you turn on a tv and there is a lawyer saying "Has >>>>anyone looked at you cross-eyed in the last 3 months? We'll sue on a >>>>percentage basis", Ed is VERY correct in saying that a lawyer would >>> >>>drag >>> >>> >>>>you through the coals on that. >>>> >>>>Doug Keller >>>>Wis-Kel Electronics >>>>101 Freeland Ave. >>>>Terra Alta, WV >>>>USA 26764 >>>>dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>dek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>http://www.tech-assist.org >>>>"Learn from the mistakes of others, because you >>>>won't live long enough to make them all yourself" >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>Edward Gaidies wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Jerry; >>>>>I agree 100%. >>>>>Cover yourself on "Safety Components"... >>>>>Not being cruel...it's nice to ask if you don't know..but using >>>>>improper fuses, or improper components will put your shieska on the >>>>>line. >>>>> >>>>>Not so much in Canada, but with Lawsuits, some hotshot Investigator >>>>>will draw you through the coals. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>-Ed- >>>>>***************************************************************** >>>>>Ed Gaidies >>>>>Tel-Tek Electronics >>>>>Ontario-Canada >>>>>teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>teltek@xxxxxxxxx >>>>> >>>>>On 8-Oct-04, at 3:47 PM, J Silverman wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>There is no relationship between fusible and flameproof. They have >>>>>>different >>>>>>applications. Fusible has been selected to protect some circuit >>>>>>from >>>>>>further >>>>>>damage. Flameproof is to prevent smoke and fire when damage occurs. >>>>>>Jerry Silverman >>>>>>Greentron Inc >>>>>>4 Newland Ave >>>>>>Greenville SC 29609 >>>>>>Fax/Phone 864 232 3889 >>>>>>mail to: greentron@xxxxxxx >>>>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>From: "Paul" <dntwntv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>>>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>>>Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 2:06 PM >>>>>>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Fusible resistors >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>Thats interesting, because I am working on a Samsung that came in >>>>>>>with a >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>vertical problem per the customer. Didn't show up in the shop till >>>>>>I >>>>>>tapped >>>>>>the board. I resoldred all the i/c pins and other relative >>> >>>components. >>> >>> >>>>>>Still >>>>>>no deflection. Hit the area with freeze and got partial deflection >>>>>>momentarily while a peaking coil smoked. I replaced the i/c the >>>>>>coil >>> >>>a >>> >>> >>>>>>shorted zener and a lytic cap. The 5.6 ohm fusible opened also >>>>>>which >>> >>>I >>> >>> >>>>>>didn't see till I fired it up again and had fold over. I replaced >>> >>>with >>> >>> >>>>>>a >>>>>>flame proof. It smoked and opened up immediately. Found another >>>>>>shorted >>>>>>zener. Thus the reason for the question. A fusible didn't seem to >>> >>>work >>> >>> >>>>>>any >>>>>>better than a flame proof, at least in this case. Some suppliers >>>>>>use >>>>>>the >>>>>>term fusible to mean flame proof. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Paul >>>>>>>J Silverman <greentron@xxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>>>>No. A flame proof resistor is made of materials that wont burn or >>>>>>>smoke >>>>>>>excessively. That doesnt mean that it wont light up like a light >>> >>>bulb >>> >>> >>>>>>while >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>the circuit it is supposed to protect vaporizes and the resistor >>>>>>>survives. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>A >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>fusable resistor is supposed to protect something by interrupting >>> >>>the >>> >>> >>>>>>>current. >>>>>>>Jerry Silverman >>>>>>>Greentron Inc >>>>>>>4 Newland Ave >>>>>>>Greenville SC 29609 >>>>>>>Fax/Phone 864 232 3889 >>>>>>>mail to: greentron@xxxxxxx >>>>>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>>From: "Paul" >>>>>>>To: >>>>>>>Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 9:57 PM >>>>>>>Subject: [TechAssist] Fusible resistors >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Is a flame proof resistor a safe sub for a fusible resistor of >>>>>>>>the >>>>>>>>same >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>value? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>If not why not? >>>>>>>>Paul >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Paul ,B >>>>>>>>Central TV&Video >>>>>>>>911W Grand Ave >>>>>>>>Grover Beach Ca. >>>>>>>>(805)481-8084 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>-- >>> >>>- >>> >>> >>>>>>>---- >>>>>>>--- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Lost Password: >>>>>>>>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >>>>>>>>Email Archives: >>>>>>>>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>-- >>> >>>- >>> >>> >>>>>>>---- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>--- >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>Lost Password: >>>>>>>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >>>>>>>Email Archives: >>>>>>>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Paul ,B >>>>>>>Central TV&Video >>>>>>>911W Grand Ave >>>>>>>Grover Beach Ca. >>>>>>>(805)481-8084 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>-- >>> >>>- >>> >>> >>>>>>>---- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>--- >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>Lost Password: >>>>>>>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >>>>>>>Email Archives: >>>>>>>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>-------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>-- >>> >>>- >>> >>> >>>>>>------ >>>>>>Lost Password: >>>>>>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >>>>>>Email Archives: >>>>>>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>--------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>-- >>> >>>---- >>>-- >>> >>> >>>>>Lost Password: >>>>>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >>>>>Email Archives: >>>>>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>-- >>>-- >>>--- >>> >>> >>>>Lost Password: >>>>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >>>>Email Archives: >>>>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>-- >>>----- >>>Lost Password: >>>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >>>Email Archives: >>>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >>> >>> >>>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>------- >>>Lost Password: >>>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >>>Email Archives: >>>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >>> >> >> >>----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>------ >>Lost Password: >>http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >>Email Archives: >>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >> > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". 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