On Mon, 2003-06-23 at 11:25, Ben Smith wrote: > That sounds a tad OTT on the component prices, I had a monitor to repair a > few months ago, the Horizontal Output Transistor (HOT) was in the region of > �3 UK (about $5 US) and I replaced most of the caps at the same time with > low ESR 105-degree types, none of the caps came to more than �2 UK ($3 us) > each. > however I do not know of any repair shop that will do a repair like this (or > anything else!) without ripping you off.
That's the problem.What you or I can get for $3-$5, repair shops will charge 4-5 times more. Depending on the monitor, the H.O.T. can run you into the teens, although the caps shouldn't be more than the prices you stated. As an example, I've fixed a few "Mag", "Magvision" and "Protovision" PC monitors (all made by the same company) and they all use the same H.O.T., which costs $15. They all use the same substandard parts, and usually die just out of warranty. Now, if I were to buy the parts in bulk of 100 pieces or so, I could get them for $10 ea. 1000+, even cheaper. I don't know if a Mac repair shop would fix a monitor, or sub out the work; to address an issue that the original poster mentioned. Usually, they would send the monitor & chassis to a TV guy, or back to the company. But you ake a good point about rip off repair shops. I got charged $100 for a bad CRT socket on my TV, that I had bought two months prior. Parts were covered, but labor wasn't. The guy came out, took the chassis, sent it back to the company, got another one, brought it back, installed it, then billed me $100. Because I was still paying it off and it was under warranty, I couldn't work on it myself. Your millage varies. Best bet is to call around and see what they'd quote you, based on the info you've received. Brian -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
