Doug, how far away is the next town? Maybe you could strike up a deal with the laundra-mat or somewhere to be a drop-off point where people could take their TV's and you come along a couple times a week and pick them up for repair. I've seen places in nearby towns around here where this is set up.
Gary McCartney McCartney Electronics Guelph Ontario Canada Est. 1984 email: gary (at) number63.ca Doug Keller wrote: > > Exactly. In a rural area like I'm in you have to be nice to EVERY > customer. You can't p*ss one off knowing that there are two more to take > his place, because there aren't more to take his place. You lose him you > play on the computer until another comes along. I found out the other > day that the town is down to a population of about 1300. It was 1700 4 > years ago. No wonder it seems if business keeps getting more and more > scarce. > > Doug Keller > Wis-Kel Electronics > 101 Freeland Ave. > Terra Alta, WV > USA 26764 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.tech-assist.org > "Learn from the mistakes of others, because you > won't live long enough to make them all yourself" > > Intrepid Video Support wrote: > > >LeRoy, > >More power to you. No one has any business telling you how to run your business and > >it annoys me when > >other techs tell you NOT to give free estimates, to charge more, etc... > >Some of us have to use some creative selling techniques to bring in more business. > >I some times spend 15 minutes encouraging a customer to leave their set. When you > >have nothing to > >repair..you appreciate the ones that will leave their set and agree to a reasonable > >repair bill. > > > >Jeff Dougherty > >Intrepid Video TV/VCR > >263 S Front St > >Steelton PA 17113 > >fax...717-564-4952 > >www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "LeRoy Westlund" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "ELECTRONICS PROFESSIONALS LIST" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 11:54 AM > >Subject: [Techs] Re: Fixed..NAP HD2717C101 27B800,no video..(was vertical problem) > > > > > >Hi Mark, and fellow techs. > >I just put FREE ESTIMATES back up on my outside sign,...and I don't want > >anybody to give me any sh*t about it. I've tried it BOTH ways, and I don't > >want to drive anymore of my customers to Wal-Mart any sooner then I have to. > >A FREE estimate is just THAT,...if they want a more precise > >diagnosis,...then they will still have to pay $1 per inch for the size of > >the screen. $20 for 19", $25 for 25-27", and $35 for 32-40". $50-100 for > >PTVs. > >I will also require the remote control to be brought in, to qualify for the > >FREE estimate. > >Cause I plan to repair, and sell them as used sets, and nobody wants to buy > >a used TV with out a remote control. I plan to sell them for 1/2 the price > >that Wal-Mart charges for a new one. After all, the junk they sell is not > >any better then a good used TV, that has been reconditioned properly. Of > >course,...that has to be part of my sales pitch. > >I will have to convence them of that. > >In cases where the set is obviously a junker, I won't even accept it to > >start with. I will give them an unreasonably high estimate, to discourage > >them from even leaving it at my facility. My plan is to get some of the > >BEST, repairable sets, before they junk them to buy new. I am certain that > >there are TOO many 25-35 inch sets, that are being junked, that could be > >fixed and sold at a profet. I am doing this because I am desperate. If I > >had many customers like the good ole days,...I would be more picky, but, > >things are getting scary around here. Dead, dead,...and more dead each day > >that passes. Hope things are better for you guys in your resective areas. > >You might say,...that I am making a final stab at it. Beat Wally World at > >their own game, and undercut them by 50%. HO, ho,.HA, ha, HE, he,..... > >;-) > > > >LLW > > > >LeRoy Westlund > >Westlund TV & Electronics > >97 North Main "Where there's a will,... > >Centerfield, UT 84622-0087 There's always a way." > >Ph./Fax 435-528-3822 > >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Mark Wentowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: ELECTRONICS PROFESSIONALS LIST <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Date: Friday, April 02, 2004 11:57 PM > >Subject: RE: [Techs] Fixed..NAP HD2717C101 27B800,no video..(was > >verticalprblm) > > > > > > > > > >>Jeff's a damned good tech Leroy. Nobody ever doubted that. > >> > >>What's going on in Utah. Fun fun fun > >> > >>Mark Wentowski > >>Perry Hill Electronics > >>3836 Harrison Rd. > >>Montgomery AL 36109 > >>phone: (334)279-5622 > >>fax: (334)273-9050 > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of LeRoy Westlund > >>Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 12:21 AM > >>To: ELECTRONICS PROFESSIONALS LIST > >>Subject: Re: [Techs] Fixed..NAP HD2717C101 27B800,no video..(was > >>verticalprblm) > >> > >> > >>Well,....I'll be damned ! > >>I wish I hadn't thrown mine away already. > >>Jeff,...you are a better tech then me. > >>Congradulations. > >>;-( > >> > >>LLW > >> > >>LeRoy Westlund > >>Westlund TV & Electronics > >>97 North Main "Where there's a will,... > >>Centerfield, UT 84622-0087 There's always a way." > >>Ph./Fax 435-528-3822 > >>mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Doug Keller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: ELECTRONICS PROFESSIONALS LIST <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>Date: Friday, April 02, 2004 11:11 AM > >>Subject: Re: [Techs] Fixed..NAP HD2717C101 27B800, no video..(was > >>verticalprblm) > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>Don't applaud,..........throw money!!! > >>> > >>>Doug Keller > >>>Wis-Kel Electronics > >>>101 Freeland Ave. > >>>Terra Alta, WV > >>>USA 26764 > >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>http://www.tech-assist.org > >>>"Learn from the mistakes of others, because you > >>>won't live long enough to make them all yourself" > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>Intrepid Video Support wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>Persistence pays off again... > >>>>After spending a lot of time in the vertical section, I came to the > >>>> > >>>> > >>conclusion my final fault was not in > >> > >> > >>>>this circuit. It was confusing since removing the vertical connector for > >>>> > >>>> > >>the yoke, I got a horizontal > >> > >> > >>>>line.. > >>>>In my checks of IC271, I found my voltage low on pin 18(s/b 5.1v). > >>>> > >>>> > >Lifting > > > > > >>the pin and the voltage came > >> > >> > >>>>up. > >>>>On connector J251, I had 1K ohms resistance pin 5 to ground, unsoldered > >>>> > >>>> > >>and isolated problem to CRT board > >> > >> > >>>>as other techs had suggested. I thought I ruled the CRT board out as > >>>> > >>>> > >shows > > > > > >>video on the scope on each IC > >> > >> > >>>>and injected video and the screen lit up. > >>>>Tracing the path back I found the final two video out IC's(that I did not > >>>> > >>>> > >>replace in the beginning) > >> > >> > >>>>actually had pins 5 shorted to ground, lifted to confirm that pins 4,5 > >>>> > >>>> > >>were shorted. > >> > >> > >>>>Replaced IC's and screen lit up, though decreased vertical...I put the > >>>> > >>>> > >>original EEPROM back in set and > >> > >> > >>>>picture was perfect. > >>>>I appreciate everyone that sent schematics and offered their help. I > >>>> > >>>> > >>couldn't have completed this task > >> > >> > >>>>without the help from this list.. > >>>>Thank you. > >>>> > >>>>Jeff Dougherty > >>>>Intrepid Video TV/VCR > >>>>263 S Front St > >>>>Steelton PA 17113 > >>>>fax...717-564-4952 > >>>>www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net > >>>> > >>>>----- Original Message ----- > >>>>From: "Intrepid Video Support" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>To: "ELECTRONICS PROFESSIONALS LIST" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 1:04 PM > >>>>Subject: [Techs] 2nd REQ... TA...NAP HD2717C101 27B800,no video..(was > >>>> > >>>> > >>vertical prblm) > >> > >> > >>>>Going with a fresh post on this one. I still can't find the problem. > >>>>First thing, I found the resistors and diodes for the 13 (-/+) lines bad, > >>>> > >>>> > >>replaced those and shorted > >> > >> > >>>>vertical IC. > >>>>Then, I had raster that was red with retrace, found the RED video IC bad > >>>> > >>>> > >>on CRT board. Also, R50 > >> > >> > >>>>open..replaced, then back to no video. > >>>>I've tried three more vertical out IC's all OEM and NTE, still no video. > >>>> > >>>> > >>With the NTE in, I get some video > >> > >> > >>>>very top of screen about 1/4 inch across. > >>>>On IC271, 46/47, voltages were about a volt low and wave forms were low > >>>> > >>>> > >>p-p, replaced IC..no fix. > >> > >> > >>>>Wave forms in/out of SAW filter are OK. > >>>>On pin 1 over vertical yoke, which comes from pin 5 of vertical wave form > >>>> > >>>> > >>shows about 50 vpp, very high. > >> > >> > >>>>Pin 6,7 of vertical show low pp voltage. > >>>>I've went over and over my traces solder, replace the resistors and diode > >>>> > >>>> > >>with OEM numbers, went over the > >> > >> > >>>>CRT board again. > >>>>If I remove the vertical plug, I do get a horizontal line and the power > >>>> > >>>> > >>LED flashes. I checked the yoke > >> > >> > >>>>and it is about 1 ohm off from one on another set. > >>>>I have the schematic of this section, but am not sure what is causing > >>>> > >>>> > >>these wave forms to vary. > >> > >> > >>>>I put in another Philips IC and the wave forms are even farther off. > >>>>Any other ideas before I scrap this set...I've done many of these B8 for > >>>> > >>>> > >>the same problem and have never > >> > >> > >>>>had this type of trouble, > >>>>Thank you. > >>>> > >>>>Jeff Dougherty > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>Tech Repair CD...order your just $49.00 plus shipping...One year of > >>>> > >>>> > >>updates free. > >> > >> > >>>>www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net > >>>>Techs mailing list > >>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>http://intrepid-video.com/mailman/listinfo/techs_intrepid-video.com > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>>Tech Repair CD...order your just $49.00 plus shipping...One year of > >>> > >>> > >updates > > > > > >>free. > >> > >> > >>>www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net > >>>Techs mailing list > >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>http://intrepid-video.com/mailman/listinfo/techs_intrepid-video.com > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Tech Repair CD...order your just $49.00 plus shipping...One year of updates > >>free. > >>www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net > >>Techs mailing list > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>http://intrepid-video.com/mailman/listinfo/techs_intrepid-video.com > >> > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Tech Repair CD...order your just $49.00 plus shipping...One year of updates > >> > >> > >free. > > > > > >>www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net > >>Techs mailing list > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>http://intrepid-video.com/mailman/listinfo/techs_intrepid-video.com > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Tech Repair CD...order your just $49.00 plus shipping...One year of updates free. > >www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net > >Techs mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://intrepid-video.com/mailman/listinfo/techs_intrepid-video.com > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Tech Repair CD...order your just $49.00 plus shipping...One year of updates free. > >www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net > >Techs mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://intrepid-video.com/mailman/listinfo/techs_intrepid-video.com > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tech Repair CD...order your just $49.00 plus shipping...One year of updates free. > www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net > Techs mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://intrepid-video.com/mailman/listinfo/techs_intrepid-video.com -- _______________________________________________ Tech Repair CD...order your just $49.00 plus shipping...One year of updates free. www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net Techs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://intrepid-video.com/mailman/listinfo/techs_intrepid-video.com
