Whereas On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 17:34:41 -0500, "jakdedert"
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, I thus relpy:
Phoo-ey! It wasn't that long ago that schematics were included with *every*
TV...at least the ones I had occasion to deal with as a
consumer/experimenter.

I don't know when that was, but the most I've ever seen in televisions
was a parts layout diagram, and that was before the all-in-one main
boards. True, I have seen them glued inside import radios from the
1970s, and some CB gear, and Tandy was at one time good for including
a schematic with some of their gear. I have also seen them reithr
glued to the back of large appliances, or tucked into the control
panel.

It's not like just 'anyone' can take advantage of one, anyway, or that it
really costs anything to include it in the price of the set.


It does, printing and gluing, not to mention liability.

jak

"Gary Tait" wrote in message
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Whereas On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 12:49:35 GMT, "Jeff Stephens"
scribbled:
, I thus relpy:
I am trying to find a schematic for my Sanyo DS25530 TV. I found
Sam's fotofacts online, but they want $20-30 depending on whether
you download or order hardcopy. An email to Sanyo generated a reply
that gave me an 1-800 number to call for parts.

It seems to me that it would be a simple matter to make these
schematics
available online for free. In Sanyo's case they already do this for
owner's
manuals. In this day and age, I would expect these to be available at
the manufacturer's website in .pdf format. Is this an example of price
goudging?

Regards,
Jeff Stephens


And it would be a simple matter to put MP3s on line, and elimeinate
the trouble of record stores and such.

The fact is, that it costs money to produce those manuals, above the
finite cost of printing/shipping them.



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