| WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2009
 Monitor Repairs.....are they worth a look?
With the advent of LCD screens replacing the "old" CRT types, the repair and service of monitors has declined to such a degree that it has almost ceased to be. I get regular calls asking me if it is worth looking at their LCD monitor. My answer is always that it's worth a look. However even I have to admit that at the cheaper end of the market it would be easier and more logical to replace rather than repair.......BUT what about specialist areas like graphic design and CAD work? Any designer worth their salt would be either using high end LCDs or still using a high quality CRT monitor for mainly colour work as CRTs are still almost unmatched in this area(IMHO!). So why use me to get your monitor repaired? A few years ago I made the decision to invest in the area of monitor repairs. My workshop has since been decked out with the best test equipment for this very purpose, mainly Sencore equipment imported for the USA(Thanks guys!!).  First of all we have the Sencore Computer Monitor Analyser CM2125 which has almost endless capabilites with regard to monitor repair. A full spec sheet can be seen here. Then we have one of workshop mainstays, the Sencore LC103 Capacitance and Inductor analyser which has served me well
and saved me countless hours of ... >> full...
posted by MIKE SUGARS  March 11, 2009 16:29
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MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2007
Back Projection and DLP (Digital Light Projection) screens.
I don't know what is going on, but I have had an influx of back projection and DLP screen repairs in the past 4 months. Although these rather large screens take up a lot of space, they can give a very nice picture once repaired and set up correctly. DLP screens use a different technology to the "old" back projection types and it is fair to say that they give a picture quality as good as if not better than their equivalent LCD and Plasma screens.At the heart of the DLP screen is a motor with a rotating coloured disk. This is called the DLP engine. This differs from the older style of back projection TV that used 3 CRT(Cathode Ray Tube) lamps that projected on to the back of the lenticular(screen). The main disadvantage of these screens were that they ran very hot and were very suceptable to poor convergence(colour separation) and resolution.
So if you have the space and don't want to take a trip down the dump in your neighbours "white van" then get it repaired and enjoy almost being at the cinema!!!
posted by MIKE SUGARS April 30, 2007 19:45
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2007
Plasma and LCD screens
It has come to my attention that with a more regular turnover of large flat screen repairs there has to be even more care taken when lifting and transporting. LCD's have an extremely thin and delicate screen face that can be damaged and scratched very easily. Plasma screens, although much tougher with a plate glass front, still tend to be prone to twisting on the cheaper models. So think of us repair guys when you buy one of these monsters and try not to live on the fifth floor......with a dog and three children!!!!! :-)
posted by MIKE SUGARS February 07, 2007 21:22
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2007
The state of the electronics repair industry
Whilst I sit at my chair having my morning cuppa I am pondering on todays' service calls, I am wondering how many more years are left in the repair industry as we now know it. I would invite any other service engineers to make their own comments on what they intend to do about the "throw away" mentality of manufacturers. What has happened to the high street "dealer" who has total support from the major's. Are we just left to scrape up the remains of other engineers who have decided to hang up their soldering irons and get a "proper job"? I myself have seen this senario coming for about 4 years now and have decided to diversify into other areas to take over after the decline is almost complete....... Let me know your thoughts.
posted by MIKE SUGARS January 26, 2007 8:24
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