[Jukebox-list] "PRO" help-was- WSR5 receiver

[dougvach at wincom.net]

Well... Thanks, that's encouraging


----- Original Message Follows -----
From: "Ron" <tracron at bigpond.net.au>
To: "Jukebox mailing list" <jukebox-list at lists.netlojix.com>
Subject: Re: [Jukebox-list] "PRO" help-was- WSR5 receiver
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 11:07:18 +1000

> We all try to fix something our self and make mistakes
> doing it, then  remember the times  a qualified tech has
> repaired a part and has made a  mistake.
> It is still a mistake wether it is a novas or a
> professional has made the  repair.
> If it takes two hours extra  to fix the part, your in
> front and the customer  although embarrassed and out of
> pocket is still happy that the part is  fixed.
> The internet and all the do it yourself TV shows have
> inspired people to do  things that themselves with little
> regard to the experience that is needed  to finish the job
> completely and that the repair will last, taking in 
> consideration the rest of the component that may also need
> attention.
> 
> Ron from OZ----- Original Message ----- 
> 
> From: "Justin S." <fordfalcon63 at hotmail.com>
> To: <jukebox-list at lists.netlojix.com>
> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 10:43 AM
> Subject: [Jukebox-list] "PRO" help-was- WSR5 receiver
> 
> 
> > Hi Wes and Ron, it's funny you guys should mention this;
> > i couldn't agree  more. when someone brings me a juke
> > component that needs service and  begins to tell me it
> > should be "something simple" since they already did 
> this or that, it's almost a given it will end up being
> > more expensive than  if they would have brought it to me
> > untouched. it's frustrating and time  consuming trying
> > to find where they soldered the cap on the wrong pin or 
> cut out wires they shouldn't have. i do feel that there
> > are some parts of  a juke resto that most people can
> > perform themselves (usually cosmetics)  and have the
> satisfaction of working on their own machine. i'm strongly
> > against the mass market for cap kits to folks who've
> > never held a  soldering iron. justin
> >
> > Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 14:45:31 -0400
> > From: "Wesley Dean" <wesleydean at cox.net>
> > Subject: Re: [Jukebox-list] "PRO" help-was- WSR5
> > receiver To: "Jukebox mailing list"
> > <jukebox-list at lists.netlojix.com> Message-ID:
> > <002601c6f9f8$14733ce0$020fa8c0 at PAW> Content-Type:
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> >    Ron, we charge much more for repairing 'restored'
> > boxes than untouched originals. Wes
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ron Rich" <ronnnrich at yahoo.com>
> > To: "Jukebox mailing list"
> > <jukebox-list at lists.netlojix.com> Sent: Friday, October
> > 27, 2006 12:53 PM Subject: Re: [Jukebox-list] "PRO"
> help-was- WSR5 receiver >
> >
> > Justin,
> >  An incredible amount of my bench time is spent on
> > equipment that has "just been fixed" by "another
> > person". I hate to charge for this work, bu
> >
> >
> > t, I really have no choice, as it just "burns time"
> > trying to figure out what someone else has done. Just
> > one "wrong" component, or one, incorrectly installed,
> > can be very time consuming to find, and, can cause many
> > other components to fail. I do not wish to dis-courage
> anyone, but I feel that each person must learn to leave it
> > alone, and pay for "pro" help, when the level is above
> > their capabilities--it's going to be less $$, in the
> >  long run. Ron Rich
> >
> >
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