FS: Williams Linear Power Supply Rebuild Service

Are you going to have a coronary if I offer to fix someones TV for
free? I doubt it....
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In rec.games.video.arcade.marketplace jbuck <jbuck68.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote:
: Ha! I knew you couldn't resist the urge to add your unsolicited $0.02!
: So predictable...

Guess what, moron -- this is a PUBLIC FORUM. You don't need to
solicit my responses!


: You're welcome by the way. Oh, and as long as you're thanking the
: "profiteers" on RGVAC, you should also extend a warm cozy to our good
: friend Art, big dog (arcadechips.com), Andre at AMC Solutions, Matty-t,
: Wish-Bringer, Dick M., John O. and the many others that sell boards,
: parts and services here.
:
: Oh, and don't forget to give yourself a big pat on the back for fixing
: boards for people when you're "in the mood" and the $3,000.00+ you
: made from the Berzerk/Frenzy multi-boards. I'm sure you donated all
: that money to your favorite local charity.

Profit... yeah... because the all the time required to design the boards
was free, the pcb fabrication was free, the parts were all free, the
time to assemble the boards was free, and the testing was free.

Yeah, sure, I made out like a bandit. How much is 100+ hours of your
time worth? In fact, since I made so much money, how about I send you
a parts list and you do a second run?

Since you obviously haven't figured it out, pcb repair and design of
new boards is a skill. Shotgunning a power supply board using the
list of parts from Bob Roberts's repair kit is not.

Nice job of attacking me instead of ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS about
what you get for this $45 "service".

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50 Vassar St., #38.265 mspaeth.TakeThisOut@mit.edu
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 452-2354 http://rgvac.978.org/~mspaeth
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Art M - Artfromny wrote:
> "Cyrus Cosmo" <sirus.cosmo RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1161010747.694482.37960@m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...
> > I'd love to see you get 25 wms power boards sent to you and your 'I'll
> > do it at cost.' Then we will see how you like spending your time
> > working on other's stuff free.
>
> Not a bad idea - I have 15 or so I can ship out for repair and refurb -
> anyone else want to join me in swamping this guy?
> Art

How about the alternative of sending those to jbuck and paying $45 a
pop for them?

If you really want them fixed then drop me an e-mail and we'll work it
out.
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hey im a dentist

you got a cavity give me a call, we have nitrous oxide.

frank


todd1814.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com wrote:
> Art M - Artfromny wrote:
> > "Cyrus Cosmo" <sirus.cosmo.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:1161010747.694482.37960@m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...
> > > I'd love to see you get 25 wms power boards sent to you and your 'I'll
> > > do it at cost.' Then we will see how you like spending your time
> > > working on other's stuff free.
> >
> > Not a bad idea - I have 15 or so I can ship out for repair and refurb -
> > anyone else want to join me in swamping this guy?
> > Art
>
> How about the alternative of sending those to jbuck and paying $45 a
> pop for them?
>
> If you really want them fixed then drop me an e-mail and we'll work it
> out.
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In rec.games.video.arcade.marketplace jbuck <jbuck68 RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote:
: LOL! I guess the truth hurts no matter how you try and justify it.

The truth that I made some money for my design work?
No, that doesn't hurt a bit.


NOW ANSWER THE QUESTION!

What parts do you replace for your $45 fee, scammer?

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50 Vassar St., #38.265 mspaeth RemoveThis @mit.edu
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 452-2354 http://rgvac.978.org/~mspaeth
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In rec.games.video.arcade.marketplace "Wish-Bringer (Chad Entringer)" <chad.RemoveThis@arcadecup.com> wrote:
: WTF guys... It's a service for crying out loud... easy or not is a
: service...

The point is, he's not saying what he's actually doing in his 'service',
just quoting a price.

When a newb with little experince is offering a service, don't you think
people should know what's actually going to be done? We asked about
transistors, and he's talking about the MPSA55's that turn on the SCRs
in an over-voltage condidiont, not the transitors that actually matter
for the proper functioning of the power supply.


: If all this was so easy for everyone we would have the girl scouts
: doing our repairs... Its sicking to see repair guys out there cutting
: each others throats...

After about 30 mins of training in basic soldering, I'd trust a
girl scout to shotgun a williams power supply


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50 Vassar St., #38.265 mspaeth.RemoveThis@mit.edu
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 452-2354 http://rgvac.978.org/~mspaeth
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"Cyrus Cosmo" <sirus.cosmo.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1161010747.694482.37960@m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...
> Dude - wtf is wrong with someone trying to provide a service for
> someone? There are many people that don't have the time to do it but
> have more $$ than time.
>
> I'd love to see you get 25 wms power boards sent to you and your 'I'll
> do it at cost.' Then we will see how you like spending your time
> working on other's stuff free.

Not a bad idea - I have 15 or so I can ship out for repair and refurb -
anyone else want to join me in swamping this guy?
Art
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Mark are you for real? Do you really think a tech's time isnt worth at LEAST
$45 a half hour, plus parts?
$45 including parts is a deal - and an example of why I wont do arcade or
monitor repairs, the money per hour just isnt there compared to TV or
industrial controller repair

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Art
"Mark C. Spaeth" <mspaeth.RemoveThis@mit.edu> wrote in message
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> In rec.games.video.arcade.marketplace jbuck <jbuck68.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote:
> : What is it with people on this forum hijacking other people's for sale
> : ads? If you don't like the price of this service, that's fine, simply
> : move on.
> :
> : I didn't start this thread so you could sell your old power supply
> : boards - that's just plain rude.
> :
> : Every power supply board that I've repaired has been a cap or rectifier
> : issue. And yes, the 18kuf cap is replaced with this service. In my
> : experience, the MPSA55 transistors hold up remarkably well.
>
> The MPSA55?
> What about the power transistors, which actually do go bad? How about the
> 7905? Aren't those included?
>
> : There's no way you can provide the components to re-cap these boards
> : for $4.00 (every cap w/regulators) and possibly one of the three bridge
> : rectifiers. This was a knee jerk and completely uninformed response.
>
> For $45, it better not be a 'possibility' of the bridges... they better
> all be replaced... and new fuse holders, new headers, new crimp pins
> on the transistor block, new power transistors...
>
> : Tell someone how easy these are to fix when they don't have soldering
> : equipment. I know plenty of collectors who don't get into the
> : nitty-gritty of soldering and just like their stuff to be fixed and
> : work.
>
> What serious collector doesn't have soldering equipment?
>
> : Thanks for showing us all how much of a class act you are.
>
> Thanks for another attempt to profiteer.
>
> --
> Mark Spaeth mspaeth.RemoveThis@mtl.mit.edu
> 50 Vassar St., #38.265 mspaeth.RemoveThis@mit.edu
> Cambridge, MA 02139
> (617) 452-2354 http://rgvac.978.org/~mspaeth
>
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Dont let these guys bother you - your time is worth to you whatever you say
it is, and people have choices, its not like youre fixing their only childs
iron lung and asking for their house in return

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Art
"jbuck" <jbuck68 DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1161019533.577956.311640@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...
> Ha! I knew you couldn't resist the urge to add your unsolicited $0.02!
> So predictable...
>
> You're welcome by the way. Oh, and as long as you're thanking the
> "profiteers" on RGVAC, you should also extend a warm cozy to our good
> friend Art, big dog (arcadechips.com), Andre at AMC Solutions, Matty-t,
> Wish-Bringer, Dick M., John O. and the many others that sell boards,
> parts and services here.
>
> Oh, and don't forget to give yourself a big pat on the back for fixing
> boards for people when you're "in the mood" and the $3,000.00+ you
> made from the Berzerk/Frenzy multi-boards. I'm sure you donated all
> that money to your favorite local charity.
>
> Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
>
>
> Mark C. Spaeth wrote:
>> Thanks for another attempt to profiteer.
>>
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>> Mark Spaeth mspaeth DeleteThis @mtl.mit.edu
>> 50 Vassar St., #38.265 mspaeth DeleteThis @mit.edu
>> Cambridge, MA 02139
>> (617) 452-2354 http://rgvac.978.org/~mspaeth
>
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He doesnt have to answer that - as long as he ships back a working board he
met his obligation

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Art
"Mark C. Spaeth" <mspaeth RemoveThis @mit.edu> wrote in message
news:4533d91e$0$576$b45e6eb0@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu...
> In rec.games.video.arcade.marketplace jbuck <jbuck68 RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote:
> : LOL! I guess the truth hurts no matter how you try and justify it.
>
> The truth that I made some money for my design work?
> No, that doesn't hurt a bit.
>
>
> NOW ANSWER THE QUESTION!
>
> What parts do you replace for your $45 fee, scammer?
>
> --
> Mark Spaeth mspaeth RemoveThis @mtl.mit.edu
> 50 Vassar St., #38.265 mspaeth RemoveThis @mit.edu
> Cambridge, MA 02139
> (617) 452-2354 http://rgvac.978.org/~mspaeth
>
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In rec.games.video.arcade.collecting Art M - Artfromny <artgames.DeleteThis@nycap.rr.com> wrote:
: He doesnt have to answer that - as long as he ships back a working board he
: met his obligation

....and you're willing to bet $45 on that with no more information?


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Mark Spaeth mspaeth.DeleteThis@mtl.mit.edu
50 Vassar St., #38.265 mspaeth.DeleteThis@mit.edu
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 452-2354 http://rgvac.978.org/~mspaeth
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In rec.games.video.arcade.collecting Art M - Artfromny <artgames.DeleteThis@nycap.rr.com> wrote:
: Mark are you for real? Do you really think a tech's time isnt worth at LEAST
: $45 a half hour, plus parts?

It's not worth a dime if the work isn't done to my satisfaction, and this
guy hasn't shown any sort of aptitude or competence in what he's
advertising.

His own posts show that he doesn't really understand the failure mechanisms
of the supply, yet he thinks he can fix them?!

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Mark Spaeth mspaeth.DeleteThis@mtl.mit.edu
50 Vassar St., #38.265 mspaeth.DeleteThis@mit.edu
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 452-2354 http://rgvac.978.org/~mspaeth
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In rec.games.video.arcade.marketplace "Wish-Bringer (Chad Entringer)" <chad.TakeThisOut@arcadecup.com> wrote:
: The next time you guys get a filling put in for $200 bitch at the
: dentist and tell him that part only cost $4.00 bucks and that it was
: really easy to do as Im sure it was for him / her.

I'm more of one for preventitive maintenance... you know, like brushing your
teeth twice a day...

If I were to need a filling, a DDS on the wall is worth a lot more to me
than 4 months reading alt.dentistry.


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Mark Spaeth mspaeth.TakeThisOut@mtl.mit.edu
50 Vassar St., #38.265 mspaeth.TakeThisOut@mit.edu
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 452-2354 http://rgvac.978.org/~mspaeth
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