I am a component-level service technician. I have been doing it for
over 40 years
During that time I have repaired many hundred ripped out 75 ohm
connectors.
The mounting of them is usually flimsey. This afternoon my sister's
husband
was hooking up connector and pulled it loose. Wants 5 minuite repair.
What can be done to educate the public the ease of damage and repair is
more involved than screwing of plugging something into somewhere ???

Charge him accordingly for the work. He'll be sure to gripe to his buds
how 'just pulled the socket out' cost him plenty. They'll keep this in
mind next time they're connecting their equipment.
JR

Marty wrote:
I am a component-level service technician. I have been doing it for
over 40 years
During that time I have repaired many hundred ripped out 75 ohm
connectors.
The mounting of them is usually flimsey. This afternoon my sister's
husband
was hooking up connector and pulled it loose. Wants 5 minuite repair.
What can be done to educate the public the ease of damage and repair is
more involved than screwing of plugging something into somewhere ???



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"Marty" wrote in message
ups.com...
I am a component-level service technician. I have been doing it for
over 40 years
During that time I have repaired many hundred ripped out 75 ohm
connectors.
The mounting of them is usually flimsey. This afternoon my sister's
husband
was hooking up connector and pulled it loose. Wants 5 minuite repair.
What can be done to educate the public the ease of damage and repair is
more involved than screwing of plugging something into somewhere ???


Family is no better than the public - sometimes "worse" - always wanting
something done for nothing - and done - YESTERDAY!

I don't repair ANYTHING for free for ANY ONE - PERIOD. I tell them - they
work for a living - so do I.

Lou

On Dec 11, 9:35*pm, "Marty" wrote:
I am a component-level service technician. I have been doing it for
over 40 years
During that time I have repaired many hundred ripped out 75 ohm
connectors.
The mounting of them is usually flimsey. *This afternoon my sister's
husband
was hooking up connector and pulled it loose. Wants 5 minuite repair.
What can be done to educate the public the ease of damage and repair is
more involved than screwing of plugging something into somewhere ???

He lives in same house, charging him really not
practical He doesn't understand I'll get to it
TOMORROW

"Marty" wrote in message
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On Dec 11, 9:35pm, "Marty" wrote:
I am a component-level service technician. I have been doing it for
over 40 years
During that time I have repaired many hundred ripped out 75 ohm
connectors.
The mounting of them is usually flimsey. This afternoon my sister's
husband
was hooking up connector and pulled it loose. Wants 5 minuite repair.
What can be done to educate the public the ease of damage and repair is
more involved than screwing of plugging something into somewhere ???

He lives in same house, charging him really not
practical He doesn't understand I'll get to it
TOMORROW

Oh wow! You have my sympathy! Been in those situations before - NO FUN!

Marty wrote:

On Dec 11, 9:35�pm, "Marty" wrote:
I am a component-level service technician. I have been doing it for
over 40 years
During that time I have repaired many hundred ripped out 75 ohm
connectors.
The mounting of them is usually flimsey. �This afternoon my sister's
husband
was hooking up connector and pulled it loose. Wants 5 minuite repair.
What can be done to educate the public the ease of damage and repair is
more involved than screwing of plugging something into somewhere ???

He lives in same house, charging him really not
practical He doesn't understand I'll get to it
TOMORROW


Drag all the gear necessary to fix it into the living room, around 'TV
time'. Fix it in front of them so that they know it's not a five minute
repair.

Let your sister (or her hubby) clean up the mess g when you're done.

Better yet, offer--in front of Sis--to coach bubba-in-law through the
repair so that he can do it himself next time...or does he have a skill
that you can barter for the repair?

In any case, I've fixed a plethora of them myself, and have a couple
waiting in the wings. Manufacturers probably make a lot of money off
those flimsy connectors; that they put so deeply recessed that it's next
to impossible to screw onto them without tools.

jak

"Marty" wrote in message
ups.com...
I am a component-level service technician. I have been doing it for
over 40 years
During that time I have repaired many hundred ripped out 75 ohm
connectors.
The mounting of them is usually flimsey. This afternoon my sister's
husband
was hooking up connector and pulled it loose. Wants 5 minuite repair.
What can be done to educate the public the ease of damage and repair is
more involved than screwing of plugging something into somewhere ???

Give him the connector for free. Charge him $75 to replace it.

Marty wrote:
He lives in same house, charging him really not
practical He doesn't understand I'll get to it

I'm so sorry to hear that when he pulled off the connector, he cracked
the interociter. They are expensive and difficult to replace, and
you have to have one made to order for him. The only factory in
the world that makes them is in Korea.

Normally you charge $150 to replace an interociter, but since he lives
with you, he can have it for the $75 plus postage that you pay.

Since they are in Korea, you will need to have his credit card and
permission to use it. Due to the time difference you will have to
get up at 3am to call them.

If he does not believe you, he is welcome to call all of the suppliers
he can find and ask if they stock interociters.

Geoff.


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"Marty" wrote in message
ups.com...
I am a component-level service technician. I have been doing it for
over 40 years
During that time I have repaired many hundred ripped out 75 ohm
connectors.
The mounting of them is usually flimsey. This afternoon my sister's
husband
was hooking up connector and pulled it loose. Wants 5 minuite repair.
What can be done to educate the public the ease of damage and repair is
more involved than screwing of plugging something into somewhere ???


This about sums it up:

http://pag.csail.mit.edu/~adonovan/d...h=02&year=2006

On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 22:38:36 -0500, Radiosrfun wrote:
"Marty" wrote in message
ups.com...
I am a component-level service technician. I have been doing it for
over 40 years
During that time I have repaired many hundred ripped out 75 ohm
connectors.
The mounting of them is usually flimsey. This afternoon my sister's
husband
was hooking up connector and pulled it loose. Wants 5 minuite repair.
What can be done to educate the public the ease of damage and repair is
more involved than screwing of plugging something into somewhere ???


Family is no better than the public - sometimes "worse" - always wanting
something done for nothing - and done - YESTERDAY!

I don't repair ANYTHING for free for ANY ONE - PERIOD. I tell them - they
work for a living - so do I.

Well, the OP did say it was his brother-in-law. Since the OP claims to
be working (as a tech), the odds are his live-in B-I-L _doesn't_ work.
At least thats how most 'reality shows' portray it.... :-)

Jonesy
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"Geoffrey S. Mendelson" wrote in message
...
Marty wrote:
He lives in same house, charging him really not
practical He doesn't understand I'll get to it

I'm so sorry to hear that when he pulled off the connector, he cracked
the interociter. They are expensive and difficult to replace, and
you have to have one made to order for him. The only factory in
the world that makes them is in Korea.

Normally you charge $150 to replace an interociter, but since he lives
with you, he can have it for the $75 plus postage that you pay.

Since they are in Korea, you will need to have his credit card and
permission to use it. Due to the time difference you will have to
get up at 3am to call them.

If he does not believe you, he is welcome to call all of the suppliers
he can find and ask if they stock interociters.

Geoff.



I served my apprenticeship many many years ago, under a wonderful field
engineer who used to tell customers, when they asked what had been wrong
with their TV so that they could tell their husbands when they got home,
that he had had to " move the hyposth-phosficator two degrees nearer to the
ecliptant, in order to improve the impactic contact. " It took me ages to
learn that, and it's one of those stupid little things that has never left
me. I could never believe how he could say it whilst keeping a straight
face, and with such honest conviction in his voice. Many was the time that I
choked into my customer-provided cup of tea. He also used to tell people
when soldering, that he was having to replace the backpedaling kafuffler,
which needed to be recharged with smoke, and he would try not to let too
much escape, because it was very expensive stuff ! He also used to offset
the frame hold, and ask the customer to stop him when a good picture rolled
past. Psychology ... Happy days ... I learnt a lot off that guy, not only
about repairing TVs, but about customers, and how to deal with them on their
own turf. Applying a bit of that psychology today, allows me to charge
evrybody, including family, where appropriate, without causing offense.

Arfa

Good thread... People don't understand that when the F-connector is
ripped out, it may not always detach cleanly. Often the guts off the
RFoutput box get damaged plus it's not so easy to repair the metal
housing, then solder it all back together without melting the innards
of the new connector.
My solution is add a push-on F-connector.
It serves as a heat sink during soldering and guarantees the inner
plastic won't melt. As a bonus I tell the customer about the push-on
connector, how it will prevent the problem from reoccurring. Now he
feels he got his moneys worth, even though I'm getting a little extra.
Radio Shack sells them for $1.79, part# 278-218. Others have them
cheaper and often better quality.
Dennis

"Arfa Daily" wrote in message
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I served my apprenticeship many many years ago, under a wonderful field
engineer who used to tell customers, when they asked what had been wrong
with their TV so that they could tell their husbands when they got home,
that he had had to " move the hyposth-phosficator two degrees nearer to
the ecliptant, in order to improve the impactic contact."

When I was approached to buy raffle tickets at work I used to tell them I
couldn't gamble because I was a Cathode Follower. It worked.

Dave wrote:

This about sums it up:

http://pag.csail.mit.edu/~adonovan/d...h=02&year=2006

Don't laugh too hard... a socially skilled techno-nerd (a rare
combination of talents) can, through effective bartering, avoid tasks
such as housecleaning and cooking in exchange for simple technical tasks.