[TechAssist] Re: decent canned air sources?
- From: Gary McCartney <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 12:22:02 -0500
I use a vacuum cleaner and paint brush for the inside of a unit and
Fantastik then Windex for the outside of the cabinet.
Gary McCartney
McCartney Electronics
Guelph Ontario Canada
Est. 1984
email: gary (at) number63.ca
larry wrote:
> well, im not saying im right, but lazy.
> I cant blow the dirt out until i take the back off, and i cant
> , conveniently, take the back off until it is in the shop.
> and since i dont want to carry a 36" tv outside again, i let
> them keep their dust, i dont want to breath it in my shop all
> day long.
> so unless really dirty, i only clean the board i am working on.
> I think i already inhaled too many cans of tuner cleaner, 20
> years ago.
> I use a 1" paint brush to dust off areas of consen.
> I like canned air for CD lasers.
> lol
> Larry
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> Gary McCartney wrote:
>
>>I clean every unit that comes in for repair because I was taught that it
>>was a good customer relations thing to do. I think I have only had one
>>or two comments about how good a set looked when a customer picked it
>>up. Hopefully it is impressive anyways, or I am wasting a lot of time
>>over the years for nothing. I do believe it is best to at least wash the
>>CRT screen of a TV. That nicotine can alter the greyscale and make the
>>picture look dull.
>>
>>I still can't believe the 6 year old Sony TV that came in one time. I
>>laughed my head off. It still had the "IT'S A SONY" sticker pasted in
>>the top corner of the screen from brand new!
>>
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>>Gary McCartney
>>
>>McCartney Electronics
>>Guelph Ontario Canada
>>Est. 1984
>>email: gary (at) number63.ca
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>>gulftech@xxxxxxxx wrote:
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>>>Max,
>>>
>>>Thanks for sharing that picture!
>>>
>>>For most of the times we could use compressed air, that would certainly
>>>do the job. The problem I have seen is that every compressor I have ever
>>>used has had water mixed with the air. I wonder how much water we would
>>>find inside the tires on our cars.
>>>
>>>I began using the canned air for very delicate situations like camera
>>>lenses and viewfinders, not for getting rid of accumulated dust & dirt
>>
>>>from a 10-yr old TV chassis! Back when I did typewriter and teletype
>>
>>>repair (Remember those?) I would use compressed air to blow out dirt,
>>>dust, and old grease and oil from them prior to dunking the the unit
>>>(sans the motor) into a sonic cleaner with solvent. Moisture would drip
>>
>>>from the air nozzle, but it didn't matter. The compressors I used all
>>
>>>had "water filters/traps", but they certainly did not make the air dry.
>>>
>>>There certainly must be better devices available. Compressors used by
>>>paint spraying must be better. Latex paint would not matter, but enamel
>>>and water would not do well. How can this be done effectively?
>>>
>>>This post is long. Sorry about that. I will leave you with a smile. I
>>>once had a customer who brought her VCR back. She said I claimed to have
>>>cleaned her unit, but there was lots of dust in it. She said I lied when
>>>I said I had cleaned her unit and she wanted her money back. I said
>>>"Does it work?" She said "Yes, it does, but you didn't clean it as you
>>>said." The invoice said "Cleaned heads and tape path." I told her the
>>>invoice said nothing about "cleaning accumulated dust from a dirty
>>>environment, but if she desired, I would be happy to do that for $xx
>>>additional."
>>>
>>>Cleaning is not always a good thing. Some of you have heard this story,
>>>but it will be in my book of memorable customers. I was working for
>>>Sears. Things were slow. I finished repairing this old Sears/Sanyo.
>>>The set looked terrible! Years of accumulated dirt and nicotine. Just
>>>cleaning the face of the crt resulted in a 300% increase in brightness.
>>>Like I said, things were slow. I cleaned the whole cabinet. Looked like
>>>new. Well, the customer threw a fit when she came to pick it up.
>>>Claimed it was not her set and that we had "stolen her set and
>>>substituted another set." Really raised hell! Taught me a lesson. How
>>>I hate Sears!
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>
>>>
>>>Ken Smith
>>>Gulf Technical Services
>>>3034 Gulf Breeze Parkway
>>>Gulf Breeze, FL 32563
>>>850-934-8324 (Voice), 850-932-0819 (fax)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 18:16:15 -0600 mebonnell@xxxxxxxxx (Old TV Man)
>>>writes:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>I tried months ago for you all to get a compressor like mine.
>>>>
>>>>http://community.webtv.net/mebonnell/AirCompressor
>>>>
>>>>Max Bonnell
>>>>Bonnell TV
>>>>Robinson, IL
>>>>
>>>>Sender: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx From: gulftech@xxxxxxxx
>>>>Date:
>>>>Thu, Mar 10, 2005, 5:44pm To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject:
>>>>[TechAssist] Re: decent canned air sources? Reply=A0to:
>>>>techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>>>>I buy "Enviro-Duster" from Sam's Club. Three 12-oz cans for about
>>>>$8.00.
>>>>Lasts a long time, as stingy as I use it.
>>>>
>>>>Ken Smith
>>>>Gulf Technical Services
>>>>3034 Gulf Breeze Parkway
>>>>Gulf Breeze, FL 32563
>>>>850-934-8324 (Voice), 850-932-0819 (fax)
>>>>On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 14:32:35 -0500 Phil Bader
>>>><tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>writes:
>>>>
>>>>Any really good sources for canned air duster? I do have a
>>>>compressor,
>>>>but sometimes you just want to get it in the can. ;-) I find prices
>>>>thru
>>>>our various distributors from $3.95 bulk price at
>>>>tritronics (+S/H) all the way to over ten bucks a 10 oz can
>>>>/Wholesale/!
>>>>(+S/H) .depending on brand. You know, there is gormet air now... As
>>>>much
>>>>as I hate them, Walmart has "Fellowes" 10 oz air duster
>>>>(cat#
>>>>99790) for $3.96 a can retail on the shelf. Single lot. Whata ya
>>>>do... I
>>>>guess by light of day we trash WallyWorld, and after
>>>>hours, put on a wig and dark glasses, go there ourselves, and stock
>>>>up!
>>>>;-)
>>>>
>>>>Phil Bader
>>>>--
>>>>Philip Bader
>>>>Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976)
>>>>3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880 Fax (863) 299-8821
>>>>email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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