Message-ID: <wjUkjKS00YUtIf6FtR@andrew.cmu.edu>
Date: Wed,  5 Apr 1995 17:29:58 -0400 (EDT)
From: Roman Kapuscinski <romek+@CMU.EDU>
To: Outbound News <outnews+netnews.cmu.misc.market@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: AMPLIFIER. Repair
Cc: Yadur Kapur <yk0q+@andrew.cmu.edu>, Bovik@K.GP.CS.CMU.EDU
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> From: Yadur Kapur <yk0q+@andrew.cmu.edu>                              
     > Does anybody know where I could possibly get my amplifier
repaired.        
> Theres just a simple circuit loose which I can not figure out.

Negative reccomendation:
don't use J RUDY Associates.

I had similar type of problem: loose connection in amplifier. They
charged me up front a service fee of $35, which was supposed to cover
all minor repairs and told me that probably it was going to be a minor
repair, but obviously no guarantee. Later they called me that the repair
will cost $80 dollars. The cost covered: soldering one connection and
tuning up the unit to the manufacturer specifications, as well as $10
for parts - although no parts were going to be replaced. After I wanted
to talk to technician they waived the $10 parts fee (down to $70). I was
suprised that it was classified as a major repair and I was not able to
get from them any example of a minor repair. They refused to solder the
connection without the tune-up, so I had to pay another $35 (in addition
to already paid fee) for the whole service.

Altogether, although people at the front desk sounded friendly it was
not a resaonable price for what I wanted to have done.