xmas

[sparky]

Merry xmas and happy New year hope the work keeps coming in for you all
Not missed repairing tv,s etc ho ho ho

[Turnip]

Hi Sparky,

Can't imagine not trying sort those Led backlights - It's such fun.

Was nice to cross swords with you over the years, Still have your picture of Clive Sinclair's advance to television, with a flat screen tubed telly you found on a car boot.

His C5 was nifty, if with some issues.

Guess Sir Clive might come again with a C6 or a rocket to the stars, though gather folks have sorted a returnable rocket that actually returned to base.

Not suggesting Clive might have issues, as guess we all have, but maybe different.

[sparky]

Nice what about the dreaded amstrads and pinnacle valves

[jordan]

And now in Slowenian linguage:
Vesele božične praznike in srečno novo leto 2016

[t1412]

hi sparky, you must have been tempted to get your screwdriver out for old time sake, have a good xmas

shaun 

[sparky]

Hi not tempted had 50 years in tv trade old man and boy started when I left school at 15
have a good one

[Turnip]

Hi Sparky,

Gather you're quite young as telly bashers go - Not even 70+  where the real fun begins. Now can't quite hear customer, can't quite see the set, and when trying replace those 4mm square backlight screen Leds, the ancient hands shake a bit, and replacement Leds fall here and there.

Mind you, just sorted one only wasting two Leds - Bit chuffed, as made my entry sorting a Pye V14C line hold issue way back in the mid 50's.

It's history, but the V14c nearly caused Pye to fold, as no-one told the designer chap the set had issues, and needed a new PCF80 every two months, as his Flywheel synch design was crap.

Being a bit young at the time, ripped out the flywheel in favour of triggered synch favoured by Decca in the DM4c with a nice ECC82.

Only got away with it, as 14 inch sets were the biz, and few folks noticed the alternate field scan didn't quite line up - Great days - Chris.

As to Amstrad and Pinnicle - Both crap but gave us a chuckle