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Why bother asking!
Davy:
I still get em' today, do you?
Picture valves gone, sound valves gone, it's just a fuse or it wants a new resistor, I've heard that a time or two, and now the public has caught on...... the bulbs gone inside!
Another one for ya, many years ago I repaired a Sonab hi-fi, the speaker looks like a stool with the grill at the top, distorted and rattles on one channel the man said....... Not surprised, a dead mouse was wedged between the bass driver cone and it's casing. The chap said he thought he saw the cat chase something but wasn't sure, it'd entered via the bottom where the port opening is underneath.
Dave
downunder:
Don't you just love the ones who bring in their TV, explain their fault and then tell you "I've researched this on the internet. It's only a capacitor".
Too bad that it's a relatively new Samsung LED TV and they've got data that applies to a 12 year old Samsung LCD. Bruce
bonesy:
Hi Dave,yes my current little favorite is half term,phone rings off the hook for broken screens,but a lot aren't totally broken it's just the inside bit,can't you glue it?Your Sonab speakers are collectors Items today,in good condition can fetch close to £1k,the base drivers were made by Philips & the foam surrounds break up,but you can buy modern rubber replacements.The units do produce a very nice sound,you'll see them regularly on e-bay in various states.Old British speakers Tannoy's very old Wharfdales,Goodmans,Leak,can fetch good money.
bonesy:
Hi Bruce,yep good old internet,plus of course on "you tube" the Americans film their 8yr old fixing the TV just to show how cheap & easy TV repairs are. :33:
bonesy:
Not TV related,but yesterday a couple of old folks came in, bright red HP laptop,screens just white she said. Ok lets have a look,powered up went white,went dead,no power left in battery.So ejected battery on counter,walked towards work bench,she said to her other half"whats he doing,he's took battery out,hows it gonna work,does he know what he's doing?
I plugged in DC power unit,pressed power switch away it went,worked perfect,plugged battery back in started charging.Then they always ask,WHY?I always say "Who knows,who cares,but 9 times out of 10 it cures odd faults,they give you that doubting look followed by"how much you charging me for that"
I'm sometimes tempted to say at least £100,but never do,just say your welcome we are here to help,The satisfaction is knowing that although I don't know what I'm doing I know a hell of a lot more than they do.
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