[TechAssist] Re: decent canned air sources?
- From: "David" <mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 14:23:46 -0500
Same here Gary, I figure if it's already open why not clean out the
accumulate dust. Sometimes you can tell what air freshener the customer
uses.
Isn't Fantastik great! This stuff eats through grime and nicotine like
magic. Quick polish with Windex and voila...almost new! A shop I know
then covers all their repairs in clear plastic, that's a classy touch.
David Lessard
Mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Alexandria, Ontario
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Subject: [TechAssist] Re: decent canned air sources?
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
>
>
>
> 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!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Gary McCartney
>>
>>McCartney Electronics
>>Guelph Ontario Canada
>>Est. 1984
>>email: gary (at) number63.ca
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>gulftech@xxxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>>
>>>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
>>>>
>>>>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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