[Milsurplus] Broke electronics

[Joe Foley]

That's why we like Military radios!!

They were BUILT to be repaired!

Joe



--- Sheldon Daitch <sdaitch at ibb.gov> wrote:
> Gary,
> 
> I suppose the same technology that has given us $80
> DVD
> players is also that same technology that allows
> us to manufacture boards for less money than it
> costs to
> trouble-shoot 'em.
> 
> I don't know which is better, tho, I think from the
> business model, it is a better deal, but from the
> personal
> standpoint, it could go either way.
> 
> With me, at least I will take a look at something
> before
> I trash it, maybe I can fix it, maybe not.
> 
> Had a problem with the Sharp Microwave at the house,
> a few weeks ago, it quit working.  I realized that
> the
> timer would still count down, so I popped the cover
> off,
> and found that one of the three micoswitches
> (actually ones
> made by Omron) was erratic, so in typical ham
> fashion, I
> had to figure out how to get the switch out, and
> opened up,
> to burnish some contacts, and get it going again. 
> Meanwhile,
> it mounts not with screws but with plastic tabs from
> the
> subassembly, and after ten years the plastic (you
> guessed it)
> gets brittle, so I have to jury rig tie-wraps to
> secure the
> switch in place, yet operate properly.  (And had to
> open it
> up twice!!  Lucky me.)
> 
> Then I see over at WallyWorld, similar units, power
> and
> size, for under $50.  At least I saved the $50, but
> there was
> no way a service shop would have done the job for
> much
> less than that.  Especially since they would have
> most
> probably installed at least one new switch, and no
> doubt
> the plastic subassembly would break and they'd have
> to get
> one of those too.  A shop would not have sent the
> unit out
> the way I fixed it, at least, hopefully not, but I
> can live with
> what I've done, and I know what to look for the next
> time it
> dies.
> 
> 73
> Sheldon
> WA4MZZ
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Gary Persons wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > It is also a sad state of affairs because it is
> often cheaper to throw away
> > a bad board rather then repair it. The cost of
> labor has exceeded the cost
> > of the new board!
> >
> >
> > Jeeze! Kids!
> >
> 
>
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