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Goodbye Radio Shack
On 5/24/17 12:22 PM, Michael Black wrote:
I don't think the chain ever deliberately hired "technical people". At one time, yes they did. My first encounter with Radio Shack was a very pleasant experience. But, they were much different times. Olson, Lafayette, Allied, Burstein-Applebee, even Zalytron, and numerous brick and mortar stores in an area provided incentive for Radio Shack to be a better Radio Shack. And, since Radio Shack catered to an amateur radio crowd, their sales persons had to be knowledgable, to explain the equipment, as well as licensed to demostrate it. In my area, all the RS stores, at the time, had working ham stations on site, to demostrate their best and newest toys. When I applied for a job there, I was woefully, at the time, unprepared for the technical requirements of the job, and was told to come back, they'd be glad to have me, but I needed to get more comfortable with the technical aspects of the inventory. When I told them I was more of an audio guy, and my expertise was in that vein, the GM's eyes perked up, and we had a great conversation. He had been looking for audio people, because the market was moving toward components, as opposed to furniture consoles, and away from the amateur market. And, the licensing requirements for CB were already being discussed as obsolete. So, yes, at one time, they did require technical knowledge to work at Radio Shack. But that was long ago, in a galaxy far away. Oh, and, I never did work there. I had also applied at a number of other places, but decided, instead to open my first repair shop, an offshoot of which was designing and building custom audio equipment for the well-heeled in Clayton and LaDue. Great fun. Good coin, too. p |
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D. Peter Maus:
Sorry to hear of such high entry barriers to what was essentially a retail job! I'm facing similar barriers now to re-entry into the office environment: Being a middle-aged college-educated white male is a liability, it seems. Go figure! |
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thekma @ dumb****.org wrote in message
... D. Peter Maus: Sorry to hear of such high entry barriers to what was essentially a retail job! I'm facing similar barriers now to re-entry into the office environment: Being a middle-aged college-educated white male is a liability, it seems. Go figure! LOL! "College educated"! When your resume says that it took you seven years trying to get through a two-year community college, employers may not be impressed. They can (and will) do a google search, and find that you've bragged that the only reason you "graduated" was because the faculty was sick of seeing you failing the same classes year after year, and they just wanted to get rid of you. Can you blame them? Nobody wants to see that moronic blank stare, indicating a fog of non-comprehension. If you've found a job at the used crap store, where they're willing to hire a retarded dumb **** like you, maybe you should keep it instead of pretending that you can handle a real job. Being a ****ing moron is a liability. Being unable to add two plus two is a liability. HDKAD. CKWAFA! |
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Goodbye Radio Shack
On Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at 7:32:00 AM UTC-4, None wrote:
Hi, "Barry"? Once upon a time, you gave reasonable advice. Now it seems you are starting to eat what Phil eats, but without the same level of knowledge. |
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Michael Black wrote:
C.Copperpot wrote: I still have 3 or 4 free comics they gave away in the 1970's. I think they were made by DC. They were the last place in town that had a tube tester and sold tubes. Gold plated pins with a lifetime warranty. I can't remember if I ever saw a Radio Shack comic book. I did have a Tandy Leather comic book in the early sixties. http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=..._dmd=1&_ipg=50 I still have an Archie comic book from the late eighties or early nineties, the ARRL organized something so the characters would be in a special issue about amateur radio. Michael |
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Foxs Mercantile wrote:
On 5/28/2017 4:07 PM, Neon John wrote: Sounds like extraordinarily bad project management to me. Surely you don't order each part individually, do you? I used to do side jobs in construction. The plumber that worked with us ALWAYS had to make several trips to Home Depot for more fittings, and other things. Finally, Jack, our foreman, asked him, "Are you going out of business? How come you don't have any inventory on your truck?" Hello, Jeff. I used to run into so called electricians like that, at the wholesaler's warehouse. I bought by the spool, bundle, bag or box for my commercial sound work. One guy wanted eight feet of Romex, one handybox, and outlet and a cover. He was complaining that they walked away from him, to wait on me. My order was around %400, his was about $3.50. -- Never **** off an Engineer! They don't get mad. They don't get even. They go for over unity! ;-) |
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On 7/17/17 16:43 , Michael A. Terrell wrote:
Foxs Mercantile wrote: On 5/28/2017 4:07 PM, Neon John wrote: Sounds like extraordinarily bad project management to me. Surely you don't order each part individually, do you? I used to do side jobs in construction. The plumber that worked with us ALWAYS had to make several trips to Home Depot for more fittings, and other things. Finally, Jack, our foreman, asked him, "Are you going out of business? How come you don't have any inventory on your truck?" Â*Â* Hello, Jeff. Â*Â* I used to run into so called electricians like that, at the wholesaler's warehouse. I bought by the spool, bundle, bag or box for my commercial sound work. One guy wanted eight feet of Romex, one handybox, and outlet and a cover. He was complaining that they walked away from him, to wait on me. My order was around %400, his was about $3.50. There is nothing that says to the client: "I'm not ready for this level of work," like running out of supplies in the middle of a job. On the other hand, there is nothing that says 'I came to play in the big leagues.' like letting the client see a depth of supplies. For my commercial sound work, I buy wire in 1000' spools, connectors in 100 piece lots, and screws, nuts and washers by the bucket load. I standardize on specific hardware types to application, and I buy connectors and other hardware with an eye to standardized pieces, so that once installed, everything is not only neat and organized, but all the connectors are uniform, the wiring is uniform, and the installation/routing/management hardware is uniform. As in most things, people shop with their eyes first, and looking like you're prepared is often more important than BEING prepared when servicing the needs of a client. Because a client that sees you're prepared will often recognize that you need little supervision, and will stay out of your way. And, an orderly, uniform finished installation will engender more confidence in your work, and the reliablity of the finished project. Similarly, when I do live sound, everything is in the truck. Cables, amps, speakers, DI's, of course, but also the right type of cable, with the right terminations for the application. A almost never use an adaptor. So, that when I set up, there is never a question that not only myself, but the band/talent/corporate presenters are prepared. That appearance of preparedness is essential for the appearance of professionalism. It also doesn't help that you have everything on-hand, for a job, so you can get the job done faster, smoother and without stops or delays. Clients dig that. p |
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D. Peter Maus wrote:
On 7/17/17 16:43 , Michael A. Terrell wrote: Foxs Mercantile wrote: On 5/28/2017 4:07 PM, Neon John wrote: Sounds like extraordinarily bad project management to me. Surely you don't order each part individually, do you? I used to do side jobs in construction. The plumber that worked with us ALWAYS had to make several trips to Home Depot for more fittings, and other things. Finally, Jack, our foreman, asked him, "Are you going out of business? How come you don't have any inventory on your truck?" Hello, Jeff. I used to run into so called electricians like that, at the wholesaler's warehouse. I bought by the spool, bundle, bag or box for my commercial sound work. One guy wanted eight feet of Romex, one handybox, and outlet and a cover. He was complaining that they walked away from him, to wait on me. My order was around %400, his was about $3.50. There is nothing that says to the client: "I'm not ready for this level of work," like running out of supplies in the middle of a job. On the other hand, there is nothing that says 'I came to play in the big leagues.' like letting the client see a depth of supplies. For my commercial sound work, I buy wire in 1000' spools, connectors in 100 piece lots, and screws, nuts and washers by the bucket load. I standardize on specific hardware types to application, and I buy connectors and other hardware with an eye to standardized pieces, so that once installed, everything is not only neat and organized, but all the connectors are uniform, the wiring is uniform, and the installation/routing/management hardware is uniform. As in most things, people shop with their eyes first, and looking like you're prepared is often more important than BEING prepared when servicing the needs of a client. Because a client that sees you're prepared will often recognize that you need little supervision, and will stay out of your way. And, an orderly, uniform finished installation will engender more confidence in your work, and the reliablity of the finished project. Similarly, when I do live sound, everything is in the truck. Cables, amps, speakers, DI's, of course, but also the right type of cable, with the right terminations for the application. A almost never use an adapter. So, that when I set up, there is never a question that not only myself, but the band/talent/corporate presenters are prepared. That appearance of preparedness is essential for the appearance of professionalism. It also doesn't help that you have everything on-hand, for a job, so you can get the job done faster, smoother and without stops or delays. Clients dig that. A lot of my work was when no wholesaler was open, so you carried it, or stretched a job out over several days. As far as rentals, I did carry a lot of adapters, since we would have to connect to existing wiring, or give a feed to a radio station. We also carried tools and spare parts to make equipment repairs, on site if needed. My customers were school boards, local governments and factories who rarely saw what I carried. All they saw was that I could get a job done on time, and at a fair price. Work at schools often meant evening hours, or getting there at six AM when their intercom was down. Factories was almost always noisy and sometimes dangerous work around running machinery. Churches were always looking for the cheapest jobs they could find, so some got no bids because of the cobbled together messes left by whatever was there before you. Amusement parks were often scheduled for after they closed for the night. Like installing new dual 12VDC electrical and sound systems in a pair of paddle boats J.I.T. for an after Prom party. -- Never **** off an Engineer! They don't get mad. They don't get even. They go for over unity! ;-) |
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