When they had tubes every Drug Store had a tube tester and a supply of
the common tubes. So much for that idea.
On Pentax, I just remembered that they insisted on you giving them the
part number of the part you wanted. Which is understandable as it is too
easy to mix up verbal descriptions. But I never had a problem buying
parts from them if they still had the part in stock, but it has been a
couple of years and things have changed at Pentax USA. Since the move
and name change to Pentax Imaging.
graywolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com
"Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof"
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mike wilson wrote:
From: Bob Shell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 2005/12/07 Wed PM 01:10:03 GMT
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Sony's at it again.
On Dec 6, 2005, at 1:55 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
That's not a Sony thing. It's pretty standard for any electronics
company. Spares only to Authorized Service Centres. I certainly saw a
lot of that in my time as an Electronics Tech.
Not unheard of but hardly standard. When I was an electronics tech we
never had any trouble getting parts from companies whose products were
not an authorized service center. We were authorized for Sony,
though...
I was a camera repairman in the 70s and 80s. As I understood it at
the time, there was a law requiring manufacturers/distributors to
sell parts to independent repair shops. I could get parts for
anything so long as the manufacturer/distributor had them. I wonder
if that has changed.
It probably made sense to limit supply to those who had an at least rudimentary
knowledge of what they were doing when TVs and radios had tubes and you could
create death very easily. Today, you would have to try very hard to hurt
yourself with the electricity in household entertainment goods. A pacemaker
might take exception.
mike
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