[TechAssist] Re: decent canned air sources?
- From: Ed Gaidies <teltek@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 16:00:34 -0500
David;
I used to cover all my VCR's and Stereos in Clear plastic...looked good
to the customer.
Now if I add the plastic to the price of the repair, Wal-Mart has me
over a barrel.
-Ed-
David wrote:
>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
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gary McCartney
>Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 12:22 PM
>To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>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.
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>Gary McCartney
>
>McCartney Electronics
>Guelph Ontario Canada
>Est. 1984
>email: gary (at) number63.ca
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>larry wrote:
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>>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:
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>>>I clean every unit that comes in for repair because I was taught that
>>>
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>it
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>>>was a good customer relations thing to do. I think I have only had one
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>>>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
>
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>>>CRT screen of a TV. That nicotine can alter the greyscale and make the
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>>>picture look dull.
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>>>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:
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>>>>Max,
>>>>
>>>>Thanks for sharing that picture!
>>>>
>>>>For most of the times we could use compressed air, that would
>>>>
>>>>
>certainly
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>>>>do the job. The problem I have seen is that every compressor I have
>>>>
>>>>
>ever
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>>>>used has had water mixed with the air. I wonder how much water we
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>would
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>>>>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 &
>>>>
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>dirt
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>>>>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
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>>>>from the air nozzle, but it didn't matter. The compressors I used
>>>
>>>
>all
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>>>>had "water filters/traps", but they certainly did not make the air
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>dry.
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>>>>There certainly must be better devices available. Compressors used
>>>>
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>by
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>>>>paint spraying must be better. Latex paint would not matter, but
>>>>
>>>>
>enamel
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>>>>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
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>>>>once had a customer who brought her VCR back. She said I claimed to
>>>>
>>>>
>have
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>>>>cleaned her unit, but there was lots of dust in it. She said I lied
>>>>
>>>>
>when
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>>>>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
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>>>>said." The invoice said "Cleaned heads and tape path." I told her
>>>>
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>the
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>>>>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,
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>>>>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.
>>>>
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>>>>The set looked terrible! Years of accumulated dirt and nicotine.
>>>>
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>Just
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>>>>cleaning the face of the crt resulted in a 300% increase in
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>brightness.
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>>>>Like I said, things were slow. I cleaned the whole cabinet. Looked
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>like
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>>>>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
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>
>>>>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:
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>>>>>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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