Why does a fuse blow?

Posted to blog The Tech's Files on February 7, 2008 2:58 PM

First off we need to understand what a fuse is. A fuse is a safety device, primarily designed to protect something from fire or damage. A normal fuse is simply a small wire running from...

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Last Post: March 5, 2008 5:19 PM by toyo87

Sony Recall !

Posted to blog The Tech's Files on November 12, 2007 10:01 AM

From time to time people have been upset because they feel that their tv or electronic device made by sony should have been re-called. In truth Sony will issue in-warranty maitnance repairs or recalls that...

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The Pixel Kunumdrum

Posted to blog The Tech's Files on November 7, 2007 6:59 PM

All televisions have a small display unit of the screen called a pixel; a pixel is the smallest picture element on the screen. It will produce a number of colors with varying intensity, comprised of...

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Last Post: November 20, 2007 9:57 AM by Larry Dillon

Sony Convergence Repair(My Sony TV has a distorted picture)

Posted to blog The Tech's Files on November 2, 2007 10:22 AM

There has been a large amount of chatter on Techlore about Sony convergence ic problems. Luckily Most Sony projection tv's no matter what model you have should be similar to my explanation below, Since Sony...

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Last Post: January 11, 2008 4:14 AM by jimmyrjii

Rain And Your Handheld Device

Posted to blog The Tech's Files on October 23, 2007 10:59 AM

Water we encounter every day will conduct electricity very well. Even on a very small scale with your hand-held devices. This is a common hazard that we have to deal with on a daily basis...

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A Warranty Is Not Insurance

Posted to blog The Tech's Files on October 18, 2007 3:49 PM

They seem to be very similar, both pay for broken things. What a warranty does is to protect the customer from a MANUFACTURER defect. We have customers who don’t either understand this concept or just...

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Last Post: October 18, 2007 5:41 PM by dans_repair_service

Joule of the Nile?

Posted to blog The Tech's Files on October 13, 2007 9:48 PM

Well not Really, I thought I would write a short blog about this unit of measurement that we seem to be confronted with when trying to purchase surge suppressors. Advertisers have decided to use this...

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Power Surge

Posted to blog The Tech's Files on October 13, 2007 7:25 PM

Power surges can come from many sources and I have found that even modern televisions are prone to damage. Being a repair technician I see my share of power related problems. Most television power supplies...

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A Horror Story

Posted to blog The Tech's Files on October 11, 2007 6:34 PM

My first story is about a 30” lcd television only about 1 year old. The customer called the shop and requested a service call. He said that the tv was dead. Our tech went out...

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Last Post: December 25, 2007 9:29 PM by Larry Dillon