Received: from ruby.garnet.cs.cmu.edu by K.GP.CS.CMU.EDU id aa11109; 28 Jun 91 11:19:35 EDT Date: Fri, 28 Jun 91 11:12:48 EDT From: anonymous To: bovik@K.GP.CS.CMU.EDU Subject: VCR Repair Recommendations Harry, below are the replies I received in response tomy post about vcr repairs. Also, I called around to about 10 different places. Most had the same deal: $20-40 to give you an estimate for repair $50+/hour labor plus parts. The total bill would be labor plus parts minus estimate. Labor was warranteed for 30 days, parts for 90. A few places had a one price deal: $40 for small jobs $60 for medium $80 for large. You would know which category you were in from the $20-40 estimate, which would be deducted from the final bill. By word of mouth, I found out that most repairs are simple: you can usually just replace your own belts, rollers and springs and that takes care of most problems. I was advised to pick up a SAMS (?) manual for my model, which would help me with this and other repairs. For parts, try an electronics store or order from MCM. I found no vcr place that would sell me the parts. I haven't made the rounds at electronics stores yet. good luck to anyone with vcr problems! anonymous Return-Path: Received: from styraco.soar.cs.cmu.edu by THEORY.CS.CMU.EDU id aa08311; 20 Jun 91 10:19:43 EDT Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1991 10:16-EDT From: Gregg.Yost@STYRACO.SOAR.CS.CMU.EDU To: anonymous Subject: Re: vcr repair suggestions Message-Id: <677427409/gry@STYRACO.SOAR.CS.CMU.EDU> Status: RO I had my CD player repaired at Serv-U-Service on Butler St., and was pretty pleased with them. A friend of mine took his old CD player there, too. They looked at it and told him it would be cheaper to get a new one, and didn't charge him anything. So they seem reasonably honest, at least. --Gregg Return-Path: Received: from vega.fac.cs.cmu.edu by THEORY.CS.CMU.EDU id aa08920; 20 Jun 91 13:08:19 EDT Date: Thu, 20 Jun 91 12:59:29 EDT From: Sandra.Esch@VEGA.FAC.CS.CMU.EDU To: anonymous Subject: VCR repair Status: RO I just recently had very very good service from Vidtech in Kennedy twp. Alot of places wouldn't touch my machine because it is an industrial VCR not a consumer machine. This place not only took it but had it back to me, FIXED, the next day! They were very polite and quite reasonable in their fees. The place is: Vidtech 1776 Pine Hollow Road McKees Rocks, PA 15136 331-6626 My guess is that it is about a 20 minute drive from CMU. Good Luck. -Sandy Esch Please feel free to call me if you want directions. 937-1297 Return-Path: Received: from frc2.frc.ri.cmu.edu by THEORY.CS.CMU.EDU id aa13117; 21 Jun 91 14:08:24 EDT Received: from shovel.frc.ri.cmu.edu by FRC2.FRC.RI.CMU.EDU (4.1/5.17) id AA12855; Fri, 21 Jun 91 14:08:16 EDT Date: Fri, 21 Jun 91 14:08:16 EDT From: Clark McDonald Message-Id: <9106211808.AA12855@FRC2.FRC.RI.CMU.EDU> Received: by shovel.frc.ri.cmu.edu (4.1/SMI-4.0) id AA00697; Fri, 21 Jun 91 14:06:22 EDT To: anonymous Subject: vcr repair suggestions Reply-To: Clark McDonald Status: RO Two fellows around Pgh. are excellent. I know. I used to be the third one. They are, in no particular order; J Rudy and associates in Millvale. $40.00 deposit and ask for written or phoned estimate before the work is done. Audio Video Service Co. in Monroeville. $35.00 deposit on VCRs applied to $65.00/hr flat rate on repairs. Both are listed in the phone book. Both are excellent places to do business with. Rudy might get the work done a little quicker than A-V because they have more technicians -- a lot of things they get done the next day. Call them both and ask questions. Ask about the warranty on repair work. Most shops give 90 days if they are worth anything. --mack PS If your deck is Sony brand name, then take it to Wexford Sony repair outlet, or better yet, throw it away and buy a Panasonic. Sony has stopped supplying replacement parts to independent shops. I think that sucks.