The common problem is both the customer AND the products are becoming too cheap! Here is the states we have Wal-Marts that sell for practically nothing. They are so large and buy in bulk that they can also buy for nothing, so they "pass the savings on to the customer". No one looks at "quality" anymore, just "price or cost". Doug al m wrote: > > Stefaan, once you're around long enough you won't need the scats for the > common problems. > al marquardt > ampm@xxxxxxx > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stefaan Van Slycken" <vanslycken@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2002 4:12 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] for the record + repairing without a schematic? > > > 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/ > > > > ------------------------------------------ > 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/ -- Doug Keller "Learn from the mistakes of others, Wis-Kel Electronics because you won't live long enough 101 Freeland Ave. to make them all yourself" Terra Alta, WV USA 26764 dek@xxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------ 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/