Does anyone know of a television engineer who could visit a boat on the Macclesfield Canal, please?

On 14/03/2022 17:50, Angela Jefferies wrote:
> Does anyone know of a television engineer who could visit a boat on the Macclesfield Canal, please?
>
Depending on what the problem is, all they can do nowadays is take it to
the workshop and swap a board to fix it, and that very often costs more
than a new set.

What's the problem?

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John.

On Monday, March 14, 2022 at 6:04:21 PM UTC, John Williamson wrote:
> On 14/03/2022 17:50, Angela Jefferies wrote:
> > Does anyone know of a television engineer who could visit a boat on the Macclesfield Canal, please?
> >
> Depending on what the problem is, all they can do nowadays is take it to
> the workshop and swap a board to fix it, and that very often costs more
> than a new set.
>
> What's the problem?
>
> --
> Tciao for Now!
>
> John.

Thank you so much for your reply. The boat concerned is a shared boat, and my husband is the Boat Manager. The people who are on the boat this week cannot get the tv to work, but I do;’t know the specific problem.

On 14/03/2022 18:13, Angela Jefferies wrote:
> On Monday, March 14, 2022 at 6:04:21 PM UTC, John Williamson wrote:
>> On 14/03/2022 17:50, Angela Jefferies wrote:
>>> Does anyone know of a television engineer who could visit a boat on the Macclesfield Canal, please?
>>>
>> Depending on what the problem is, all they can do nowadays is take it to
>> the workshop and swap a board to fix it, and that very often costs more
>> than a new set.
>>
>> What's the problem?
>>
>> --
>> Tciao for Now!
>>
>> John.
>
> Thank you so much for your reply. The boat concerned is a shared boat, and my husband is the Boat Manager. The people who are on the boat this week cannot get the tv to work, but I do;’t know the specific problem.
>
The only check I can suggest is "Is the standby light on?", as the
commonest problem is that the power is off at the wall or it has tripped
a breaker.

Either that or the remote control has a flat battery.

Sorry if that's not much help, but the local TV guys want an arm and a
leg to prize them out of the workshop nowadays. If they are passing this
way, I can have a quick look as they pass Longport, but my workshop days
are long gone.

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Tciao for Now!

John.

On Monday, March 14, 2022 at 6:48:27 PM UTC, John Williamson wrote:
> On 14/03/2022 18:13, Angela Jefferies wrote:
> > On Monday, March 14, 2022 at 6:04:21 PM UTC, John Williamson wrote:
> >> On 14/03/2022 17:50, Angela Jefferies wrote:
> >>> Does anyone know of a television engineer who could visit a boat on the Macclesfield Canal, please?
> >>>
> >> Depending on what the problem is, all they can do nowadays is take it to
> >> the workshop and swap a board to fix it, and that very often costs more
> >> than a new set.
> >>
> >> What's the problem?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Tciao for Now!
> >>
> >> John.
> >
> > Thank you so much for your reply. The boat concerned is a shared boat, and my husband is the Boat Manager. The people who are on the boat this week cannot get the tv to work, but I do;’t know the specific problem.
> >
> The only check I can suggest is "Is the standby light on?", as the
> commonest problem is that the power is off at the wall or it has tripped
> a breaker.
>
> Either that or the remote control has a flat battery.
>
> Sorry if that's not much help, but the local TV guys want an arm and a
> leg to prize them out of the workshop nowadays. If they are passing this
> way, I can have a quick look as they pass Longport, but my workshop days
> are long gone.
> --
> Tciao for Now!
>
> John.
Many thanks John, for your help. Both of these things have been checked, which is why we need an engineer.

..On Monday, March 14, 2022 at 7:18:10 PM UTC, Angela Jefferies wrote:
> On Monday, March 14, 2022 at 6:48:27 PM UTC, John Williamson wrote:
> > On 14/03/2022 18:13, Angela Jefferies wrote:
> > > On Monday, March 14, 2022 at 6:04:21 PM UTC, John Williamson wrote:
> > >> On 14/03/2022 17:50, Angela Jefferies wrote:
> > >>> Does anyone know of a television engineer who could visit a boat on the Macclesfield Canal, please?
> > >>>
> > >> Depending on what the problem is, all they can do nowadays is take it to
> > >> the workshop and swap a board to fix it, and that very often costs more
> > >> than a new set.
> > >>
> > >> What's the problem?
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Tciao for Now!
> > >>
> > >> John.
> > >
> > > Thank you so much for your reply. The boat concerned is a shared boat, and my husband is the Boat Manager. The people who are on the boat this week cannot get the tv to work, but I do;’t know the specific problem.
> > >
> > The only check I can suggest is "Is the standby light on?", as the
> > commonest problem is that the power is off at the wall or it has tripped
> > a breaker.
> >
> > Either that or the remote control has a flat battery.
> >
> > Sorry if that's not much help, but the local TV guys want an arm and a
> > leg to prize them out of the workshop nowadays. If they are passing this
> > way, I can have a quick look as they pass Longport, but my workshop days
> > are long gone.
> > --
> > Tciao for Now!
> >
> > John.

You’re very kind, John. I appreciate your help. At the moment
the boat is at Bosley locks

> Many thanks John, for your help. Both of these things have been checked, which is why we need an engineer.

On 14/03/2022 19:18, Angela Jefferies wrote:
> On Monday, March 14, 2022 at 6:48:27 PM UTC, John Williamson wrote:
>> On 14/03/2022 18:13, Angela Jefferies wrote:
>>> Thank you so much for your reply. The boat concerned is a shared boat, and my husband is the Boat Manager. The people who are on the boat this week cannot get the tv to work, but I do;’t know the specific problem.
>>>
>> The only check I can suggest is "Is the standby light on?", as the
>> commonest problem is that the power is off at the wall or it has tripped
>> a breaker.
>>
>> Either that or the remote control has a flat battery.
>>
>> Sorry if that's not much help, but the local TV guys want an arm and a
>> leg to prize them out of the workshop nowadays. If they are passing this
>> way, I can have a quick look as they pass Longport, but my workshop days
>> are long gone.
>> --
>> Tciao for Now!
>>
>> John.
> Many thanks John, for your help. Both of these things have been checked, which is why we need an engineer.

Just to be clear, you are absolutely sure there is power reaching the tv
from the socket on the wall (or whatever)?

I spent 30 years as a university electronic engineer (not a tv repair
man as such) but in that time I realised that most electrical problems
were actually mechanical - usually of the 'air gap' variety!

Other common faults were fuses that looked ok but weren't followed by
bad solder joints.

HTH, Chris D

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In article <j9bviuFolugU1@mid.individual.net>, ChrisND @UKRW
<chrisnd@privacy.net> on Tue, 15 Mar 2022 at 17:09:50 awoke Nicholas
from his slumbers and wrote
>On 14/03/2022 19:18, Angela Jefferies wrote:
>> On Monday, March 14, 2022 at 6:48:27 PM UTC, John Williamson wrote:
>>> On 14/03/2022 18:13, Angela Jefferies wrote:
>>>> Thank you so much for your reply. The boat concerned is a shared boat, and
>my husband is the Boat Manager. The people who are on the boat this week cannot
>get the tv to work, but I do;’t know the specific problem.
>>>>
>>> The only check I can suggest is "Is the standby light on?", as the
>>> commonest problem is that the power is off at the wall or it has tripped
>>> a breaker.
>>>
>>> Either that or the remote control has a flat battery.
>>>
>>> Sorry if that's not much help, but the local TV guys want an arm and a
>>> leg to prize them out of the workshop nowadays. If they are passing this
>>> way, I can have a quick look as they pass Longport, but my workshop days
>>> are long gone.
>>> --
>>> Tciao for Now!
>>>
>>> John.
>> Many thanks John, for your help. Both of these things have been checked, which
>is why we need an engineer.
>
>Just to be clear, you are absolutely sure there is power reaching the tv
>from the socket on the wall (or whatever)?
>
>I spent 30 years as a university electronic engineer (not a tv repair
>man as such) but in that time I realised that most electrical problems
>were actually mechanical - usually of the 'air gap' variety!
>
>Other common faults were fuses that looked ok but weren't followed by
>bad solder joints.
>
We had a lecturer on a PC maintenance course whose favourite trick was
to turn the contrast and brightness down on a VDU. You would be
surprised how often it caught someone out.

I rather enjoyed it when someone (not guilty, honest) removed the fuse
in the plug to his laptop charger.
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On Tue, 15 Mar 2022 20:26:30 +0000, "Nicholas D. Richards"
<nicholas@salmiron.com> wrote:

> In article <j9bviuFolugU1@mid.individual.net>, ChrisND @UKRW
> <chrisnd@privacy.net> on Tue, 15 Mar 2022 at 17:09:50 awoke Nicholas
> from his slumbers and wrote
>>On 14/03/2022 19:18, Angela Jefferies wrote:
>>> On Monday, March 14, 2022 at 6:48:27 PM UTC, John Williamson wrote:
>>>> On 14/03/2022 18:13, Angela Jefferies wrote:
>>>>> Thank you so much for your reply. The boat concerned is a shared
>>>>> boat, and
>>my husband is the Boat Manager. The people who are on the boat this week
>>cannot get the tv to work, but I do;’t know the specific problem.
>>>>>
>>>> The only check I can suggest is "Is the standby light on?", as the
>>>> commonest problem is that the power is off at the wall or it has
>>>> tripped a breaker.
>>>>
>>>> Either that or the remote control has a flat battery.
>>>>
>>>> Sorry if that's not much help, but the local TV guys want an arm and
>>>> a leg to prize them out of the workshop nowadays. If they are passing
>>>> this way, I can have a quick look as they pass Longport, but my
>>>> workshop days are long gone.
>>>> --
>>>> Tciao for Now!
>>>>
>>>> John.
>>> Many thanks John, for your help. Both of these things have been
>>> checked, which
>>is why we need an engineer.
>>
>>Just to be clear, you are absolutely sure there is power reaching the tv
>>from the socket on the wall (or whatever)?
>>
>>I spent 30 years as a university electronic engineer (not a tv repair
>>man as such) but in that time I realised that most electrical problems
>>were actually mechanical - usually of the 'air gap' variety!
>>
>>Other common faults were fuses that looked ok but weren't followed by
>>bad solder joints.
>>
> We had a lecturer on a PC maintenance course whose favourite trick was
> to turn the contrast and brightness down on a VDU. You would be
> surprised how often it caught someone out.

OK, how did you know ... :-)

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In article <DP6YJ.695491$X81.253420@usenetxs.com>, The Nomad
<nomad@the.desert.invalid> on Tue, 15 Mar 2022 at 20:38:59 awoke
Nicholas from his slumbers and wrote
>On Tue, 15 Mar 2022 20:26:30 +0000, "Nicholas D. Richards"
><nicholas@salmiron.com> wrote:
>
>> In article <j9bviuFolugU1@mid.individual.net>, ChrisND @UKRW
>> <chrisnd@privacy.net> on Tue, 15 Mar 2022 at 17:09:50 awoke Nicholas
>> from his slumbers and wrote
>>>On 14/03/2022 19:18, Angela Jefferies wrote:
>>>> On Monday, March 14, 2022 at 6:48:27 PM UTC, John Williamson wrote:
>>>>> On 14/03/2022 18:13, Angela Jefferies wrote:
>>>>>> Thank you so much for your reply. The boat concerned is a shared
>>>>>> boat, and
>>>my husband is the Boat Manager. The people who are on the boat this week
>>>cannot get the tv to work, but I do;’t know the specific problem.
>>>>>>
>>>>> The only check I can suggest is "Is the standby light on?", as the
>>>>> commonest problem is that the power is off at the wall or it has
>>>>> tripped a breaker.
>>>>>
>>>>> Either that or the remote control has a flat battery.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sorry if that's not much help, but the local TV guys want an arm and
>>>>> a leg to prize them out of the workshop nowadays. If they are passing
>>>>> this way, I can have a quick look as they pass Longport, but my
>>>>> workshop days are long gone.
>>>>> --
>>>>> Tciao for Now!
>>>>>
>>>>> John.
>>>> Many thanks John, for your help. Both of these things have been
>>>> checked, which
>>>is why we need an engineer.
>>>
>>>Just to be clear, you are absolutely sure there is power reaching the tv
>>>from the socket on the wall (or whatever)?
>>>
>>>I spent 30 years as a university electronic engineer (not a tv repair
>>>man as such) but in that time I realised that most electrical problems
>>>were actually mechanical - usually of the 'air gap' variety!
>>>
>>>Other common faults were fuses that looked ok but weren't followed by
>>>bad solder joints.
>>>
>> We had a lecturer on a PC maintenance course whose favourite trick was
>> to turn the contrast and brightness down on a VDU. You would be
>> surprised how often it caught someone out.
>
>OK, how did you know ... :-)
>
Maybe I was caught out and maybe I was not.
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