we have computers now, Larry!Even have little itty bitty ones.lol al Al Leatherman alleathe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 973-361-5796 Mine Hill, NJ. 07803 http://WWW.ALS-TV.NET ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry E." <videotech@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2002 6:15 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: for the record + repairing without a schematic? > > Stefaan, As you gain experience you will need the schematic only for > "headache sets", one thing I would advise you to do immediately is, buy > a school kids notebook and write down, Make, Model, Chassis #, symptom, > and then the fix for every set you work on, It`s impossible to remember > every fix as the months and years go buy, with this handy reference by > your side (in your own handwriting) you`ll be amazed how many of the > same sets come across your bench with the same exact parts blown out, > why spend an hour looking over a set when the answer is written in your > little notebook? Good luck to you, Larry E. > Larry Eastman > American TV & Electronics > Crystal River, Fl. 34428 > > Stefaan Van Slycken wrote: > > > hi techs... > > some might notice i only posted a few questions and very little help to other techs... i'm a starter too (like babalino, whose posts cause me to post this, so nobody thinks i'm just a lurker hoping for help without doing anything myself). I'm a graduate in electronics, and did three months of learning at the local thomson repair center, where i learned a lot more than in school... > > So far, i only have experience on the thomson/telefunken/saba/nordmende sets (which are all the same brand actually), unfortunately these are not sold under that name in the states... and i can't see any similarities in RCA chassis numbers, so i guess these are different from the european ones...but if i can be of any assistance, i'll try my best. > > * One question though: can a tv be repaired without a schematic? I'm used to working with all the right technical documentation, but sometimes i get these cheapo tv's and i wonder if they're even worth looking at. If you *can* get a schem, it's at least â,¬25, and then you haven't even spent time looking for the error, so repair costs will be way too high for the customer. Do you guys use schematics for every repair? Are there any "tricks" to try? > > > > kind regards > > Stefaan Van Slycken > > Van Slycken Elektro > > Belgium > > ------------------------------------------ > > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > > ------------------------------------------ > > ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** > > Submit Repair Tips here: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > > > > > > > > > -- > Larry Eastman > American TV & Electronics > Crystal River, Fl. > http://www.tvjunkyard.com > > ------------------------------------------ > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > ------------------------------------------ > ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** > Submit Repair Tips here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > > ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html ------------------------------------------ ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/