The answer is yes, but I don't know where any more. <sigh> Larry wrote about the multiple tries and huge bill his avionics shop charged him for radio work.
I used to have a strong static ticking on my radio reception. I had each A&P/AI try to suppress it. We changed the shielded spark plug wires, we put filters on this and capacitors on that -- it was stuff I had heard of in the magazines and seemed valid to me. I had sunk over $600 into the problem with no solution. Finally, I decided to drop the big bucks and take it to the avionics shop about 60 miles away. I left it on Sunday and he was to work on it Monday. Monday afternoon comes and he calls to say it's finished. My friend flies me back there and I go in to pay the bill with pain in my wallet. He says no charge. Because he really knew what he was doing, when he eyeballed the situation, he saw that the nav antenna was touching the fuselage and giving a perfect path for the tiniest ignition noise to get to the engine. (That Genave A-200 used the nav antenna for com reception.) A one minute adjustment and it was fixed forever. His competence and integrity got him lots of referrals from me even though I needed no further work. He also took good care of the people I referred to him. I'd recommend him to you if only I knew where he had moved. When you find a good one, let us all know. Larry wrote: > > I'm amazed, each time I deal with a so called expert, how inept most > of them are. I recently had the best avionics shop in Salt Lake City > tune up my radio system. To begin with, they were suppose to look at it > and give me an estimate on expenses. I'd asked for a full check out, > from end to end. The next thing I know, I'm on the phone with the shop, > with them explaining that they're sorry they forgot to call with the > estimate, but the work is done, and please pay the $1,400.00 bill. They > also explain that they went through it with a fine tooth comb, cleaning > all the connections, and the thing works wonderful. Then, I can't get > the push to talk switches to work correctly. They come back two > different times to work on it, and can't fix it. The third time they > come, I'm there. All of a sudden the unit develops an intermittent > problem. They remove the radio to bench test it. They call and tell me > they can't work on it, and it must be sent back to the brand X > manufacturer. I say wait and I'll decide what to do. Next thing I > know, they call me again, telling me that there really isn't anything > wrong with the radio. They've pulled the wiring harness out, and lo and > behold, there's a wire in there that was shorting out against the tray. > Talk about a comedy of errors. > > Larry -- Ed Burkhead Peoria, Ill. Ercoupe N3802H, 415-D __________________________________________________________________________ ______ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
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