Joe, I haven't talked to the customer, just going by what was said in a voicemail. I am assuming that he hasn't moved and I don't know what the problem was that he was having with it. I got the impression that the other shop didn't want to release his set until they get that bracket to put back in there. I don't know if that shop is trying to stir up trouble since I am a competitor or just a stickler for originality.
Jon Garver Heritage Television Service 204 Heritage Rd. Monticello, Indiana U.S.A. 47960-1510 574-583-9681 Voice & FAX [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Tech2004" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ELECTRONICS PROFESSIONALS LIST" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 12:24 PM Subject: Re: [Techs] RCA PTK178 / CTC178 Question I would have to concur with Wayne, I currently have a CTC179CM which uses the bracket as a chassis support. Only thing is, as you mentioned, it's mainly a support for moving purposes. Did the customer just move and then had this problem.....? You said it's been about 2 years....... Heres the RCA#:(237651) CTC178 Bracket Chassis Support GL "joe" ============================================== [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED](Wayne Vanaman) Date: Wed, Dec 15, 2004, 10:41am (EST-1) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (ELECTRONICS PROFESSIONALS LIST) Subject: Re: [Techs] RCA PTK178 / CTC178 Question Reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (ELECTRONICS PROFESSIONALS LIST) I just looked over a couple of 178 and 179 chassis sets. My opinion is that the plastic bracket is to prevent pressure on the back panel from breaking the main pcb. The back panel is mounted on a metal frame which in turn is resting on the main pcb. How much treasure would be required to actually cause damage? I pressed pretty hard on the back panel and the main board barely flexes, and that is with the chassis out of the carrier tray. Some shops use a soldering iron or other method to remove plastic strips from the bottom of some PCB carrier trays. I find that MUCH more of a problem than this. While I have always replaced the plastic brackets I don't see any realist purpose for them. I think someone is trying to stir something up. Wayne Vanaman Omega Electronics 6904 W Fairfield Dr Pensacola, Fl. 32506-3310 [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW.PensacolaTVRepair.Com 850-456-5995 voice 850-458-6369 fax Jon Garver wrote: Hello group, I'm having a little customer problem here that maybe someone can verify what another shop said is true. A RCA projo PTK178LA has a plastic support bracket on top of the chassis. Well I may have removed that in the shop when the unit was serviced almost 2 years ago and supposedly didn't put it back on. Apparently the unit needed service again and this other shop said that "without that plastic bracket, the circuits would get fried if the TV was moved". So now the customer is wanting me to supply him with the bracket. I think that the other shop greatly over exaggerated the importance of this piece. What do you all say? I realize the importance of it for "shipping" purposes from the factory to the retailer and on down but this seems a little extreme. They also say that it is NLA. So if I'm on the hook for this, maybe someone can supply a part number so I can maybe come up with one somewhere. Thanks for any info, Jon Garver Heritage Television Service 204 Heritage Rd. Monticello, Indiana U.S.A. 47960-1510 574-583-9681 Voice & FAX [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________ Tech Repair CD...order your just $49.00 plus shipping...One year of updates free. www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net Techs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://intrepid-video.com/mailman/listinfo/techs_intrepid-video.com ______________________________________________ Tech Repair CD...order your just $49.00 plus shipping...One year of updates free. www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net Techs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://intrepid-video.com/mailman/listinfo/techs_intrepid-video.com Joes....Electronics (Joe:Tech/2004) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax::509-479-2283 _______________________________________________ Tech Repair CD...order your just $49.00 plus shipping...One year of updates free. www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net Techs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://intrepid-video.com/mailman/listinfo/techs_intrepid-video.com _______________________________________________ Tech Repair CD...order your just $49.00 plus shipping...One year of updates free. www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net Techs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://intrepid-video.com/mailman/listinfo/techs_intrepid-video.com
