Homebrew PCBs

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Stefan Trethan"
<stefan_trethan@g...> wrote:
>
> On Sun, 23 Oct 2005 21:53:01 +0200, Steve <alienrelics@y...> wrote:
> 
> > The owner of the shop made sure to find the one single joint he could
> > resolder to get the TV working again. His warranty reports would say
> > things like "soldered forward joint of J312".
> > Mine didn't come back. But my warranty reports said things like
> > "resoldered ~150 solder joints on SMT resistors and jumpers".
> > Steve Greenfield
> 
> 
> hehe, didn't yours come back because they were fixed or because the
owner  
> didn't want to risk a outrageous repair bill again ;-) ?

I take it you haven't done warranty work. The shop gets paid a flat rate.

Mine didn't come back because I fixed them. The owner's came back
because he intentionally fixed them just enough to work. Yes, he said
this to me, that I was costing the shop money because mine didn't come
back.

> Those cheapo sets are so economized, there's just no money for stuff
like  
> zero-ohms. There are wire bridges however. There isn't much in there
to go  
> wrong.

Heh.... yep, more features means more things to go wrong.

Steve Greenfield