Re: repair shops to send vector monitors...

hey, pat...thanks..!
I used to have Chad's number but had lost it...so that's exactly what I was
looking for!

Jason

On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 9:56 AM, Pat Danis <patdanis@verizon.net> wrote:

> I do know that Chad @ arcadecup.com does vectors but you have to pull the
> tube and ship the frame and the rest of the monitor bits. That saves a
> bunch on shipping and is easier to pack. He needs the frame to check the
> bottle cap transistors for proper installation. I haven't heard any
> complaints from anyone. I guess he should start giving me referral fees for
> the number of people I've sent his way.
>
> http://www.arcadecup.com/ident/6100notube.jpg
>
> See his site here:
>
> www.arcadecup.com
>
> Pat
>
> Alex Yeckley wrote:
>
> I'm not worried about the shipping...it's just a matter of time.
>
>
> But don't forget - whoever you ship it to has to charge for their time to
> re-pack everything once the repairs are complete. It can effectively double
> the cost of a repair. Re-using the packing is frequently not an option
> either, since it usually gets destroyed during the initial shipping. So now
> the repair company has to provide new boxes and packing materials.
>
> For us, it just got to be too big of a headache so we stopped doing monitor
> repairs unless they are dropped off and picked up in person. We add value
> by making repairs, not by shipping and receiving. I guess most other shops
> have reached the same conclusion, since I can't think of anyone (in the
> vector monitor business, at least) who does whole-monitor-shipped repairs on
> a retail basis. There are probably some hobbyists out there who will do it
> on a limited basis, and there are a couple of places who will do board-only
> repairs.
>
> If you do find someone, they will probably become very popular in a hurry,
> and then eventually stop doing it after it gets to be too much of a drain.
> That's been the pattern I've noticed over the last ten years anyhow.
> YMMV...
>
> No harm in asking around, of course -- I'm just theorizing on why it's not
> easy to find shops to do what you are asking.
>
> Alex
> ----ayeckley@elektronforge.comwww.elektronforge.com
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