To All: I will go on record to say that I had no idea service shops are shortcutting this way. It only takes 15 minutes to remove a tube, then maybe 15 minutes to disassemble the CRt and use soapy water and clean the face of the tube and the lens assembly,(I mean wash the lens assembly like you would your home dishes, dip it in a sink of soapy water, use a rag and wipe, and rinse), replace gaskets, and refill the fluid. If you label your yoke rings, you will not have to converge the set. I do not care what kind of syringe you use to remove the fluid, you can not tell me in the corners way down deep there will not be still some particles in it. This will cause spots in the picture. Any other way in my opinion is wrong, no different than not fixing a tabletop properly. Maybe I am wrong, but my standards are much higher than that. Even if the customer can not tell the difference, I can. Perry Bower Electric Medic "It's Cheaper to Keep Her" 3850 Washington Road Suite 5b Martinez, Georgia 30907 Phone: 706-8MEDIC4 (863-3424) Phone: 706-863-3474 Fax: 706-863-2316 Website: www.electricmedic.com mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx "WE REPAIR WITH CARE" More Info: www.augusta-ga.bbb.org/report.html?compid=6001278&national=y Factory Trained Authorized Service Center For: Fisher, GE, KEC/KTV, Konka, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Philips Magnavox, Pioneer, ProSCAN, RCA, Samsung, Sanyo, Sharp, SONY, Technics, Zenith Provide Extended care for: AON, Circuit City, GE Contracts, Glass Agency, Philips Contracts, NEW, Rex -----Original Message----- From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Electric Medic Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 4:03 AM To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TechAssist] Re: magnavox fluid changing Please do not use a syringe. You have to remove each tube, clean the tube face good, replace gaskets, and fluid. If you try to use a syringe, you will leave flakes, and you can not clean the face of the tube that way. We do the job all the time. Takes about 2 hours, and we charge $375. If you shortcut, you will have spots, and a very dissatisfied customer, not to mention the picture will not be as clear. If the customer challenges you on the repair, and takes it somewhere else, it could make your shop look very bad. Perry Bower Electric Medic "It's Cheaper to Keep Her" 3850 Washington Road Suite 5b Martinez, Georgia 30907 Phone: 706-8MEDIC4 (863-3424) Phone: 706-863-3474 Fax: 706-863-2316 Website: www.electricmedic.com mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx "WE REPAIR WITH CARE" More Info: www.augusta-ga.bbb.org/report.html?compid=6001278&national=y Factory Trained Authorized Service Center For: Fisher, GE, KEC/KTV, Konka, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Philips Magnavox, Pioneer, ProSCAN, RCA, Samsung, Sanyo, Sharp, SONY, Technics, Zenith Provide Extended care for: AON, Circuit City, GE Contracts, Glass Agency, Philips Contracts, NEW, Rex -----Original Message----- From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jonathan Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 2:15 AM To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TechAssist] magnavox fluid changing Is there an easier way to replace the CRT Coolant Fluid other than removing the crt's. I heard from someone that you can use a syringe or something and vacuum the old fluid out. Does anyone know if this is possible? Thankds ------------------------------------------ Make your TechAssist database better! Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ ------------------------------------------ To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the SUBJECT field to the address above. ------------------------------------------ Make your TechAssist database better! Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ ------------------------------------------ To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the SUBJECT field to the address above. ------------------------------------------ Make your TechAssist database better! Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ ------------------------------------------ To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the SUBJECT field to the address above.