The Things People Throw Away

[lnx64]

I'm keeping my Samsung in my sig. I will keep it till the tube wears out. Then I'll replace the tube and recap the set.

I want to be able to pass it down. It was my first big CRT TV repair and I'm proud of it.

[truetone36]

Just picked up a Zenith console off the curb 4 blocks from home. 23" CRT, single varactor tuner from July of '82. Not one single scratch or ding in the cabinet. I'll check out if it works or not tomorrow.

[Firebird]

I guess no one appreciates quality anymore.

[holmesuser01]

Originally Posted by Firebird

I guess no one appreciates quality anymore.

It's not that. People are driven by the least expensive idea, and have been brainwashed into thinking that even if they buy a more expensive version of what they are looking at, it's still going to break down and die right after the warranty runs out, so why waste the money?

I'm from an era when a washing machine could easily last 30 years. Same for a refrigerator. Those days are gone now.

Maytag of Iowa used to advertise the long-life of their washing machine designs. That changed in the mid to late 1980's, when they went to a plastic transmission.

I own a GE refrigerator that was built in 1966. It's keeping soft drinks ice cold. I also have a Whirlpool washer and dryer pair built in 1970. They are used daily, with no issues in over ten years. Parts are no longer available for them from Whirlpool. This is their way to get rid of them and make us buy something new that might last 8 years, if really lucky.

[Dude111]

Originally Posted by holmesuser01

IPeople are driven by the least expensive idea, and have been brainwashed...

Your right,they have been brainwashed........ TO THINK TRASH IS BETTER THAN ACTUAL BETTER THINGS THEY HAD BEFORE!!!

[AiboPet]

Was it Maytag that used to run the "lonely repair man" ads?...where Maytag machines were so reliable the repairman never heard from anyone.

Nobody seems to advertise "durability" anymore....like the Gorilla beating up the suitcases and stuff. Now it's just "latest and greatest"....and no longer "you won't buy another one for a long time"

[holmesuser01]

I love seeing people when they buy a house replacing the appliances because they are NOT stainless steel.

Right. Maytag had the lonely repairman series of commercials. My mom has a 1980 Maytag pair that has never had service of any kind.

[wa2ise]

Today the repairman is lonely because it ain't worth having today's junk fixed...

[holmesuser01]

I repaired my kitchen microwave. It's a 1988 Sharp unit with convection cooking, and a turntable. Replaced the magnatron and capacitor and diode for $66.

I guarantee that this unit will outlast any new model that I could have bought instead.

First and only repairs ever done, too. Now, back to our topic.

[zeno]

I did a little time in appliances. My sister asked what washer to buy.
I told her a 30 year old Maytag. She didnt & regrets it.....
Redid kitchen. New DW & MWO. Both weigh about a third of
the old Kitchen Aid & Quasar. Flimsy crap.
Bought a new box 5 yrs ago. Amana (whirlpool) defrost heater
opened. Part NLA at 3 yrs. Called the cat I got it from. He
brought over some others & got one to fit. Bring back the
mom & pop stores, big box wont do that for you. He also
told me whirlpool quietly bought back all the extended waranties
on mine & others. Most of the times its best to keep the
old stuff going if you can.
Enuf

73 Zeno

[NowhereMan 1966]

Originally Posted by holmesuser01

I repaired my kitchen microwave. It's a 1988 Sharp unit with convection cooking, and a turntable. Replaced the magnatron and capacitor and diode for $66.

I guarantee that this unit will outlast any new model that I could have bought instead.

First and only repairs ever done, too. Now, back to our topic.

We have a Sharp unit like yours as well, ours is from 1985, we got it just after I graduated high school that year and it is still in use. My aunt gave us her 1999 Sony 35" trinitron in 2009 and it died a few months ago so we had to bring back the old 1982 Zenith System 3 (9-181 series) to frontline service. We were going to buy new flatscreen but I'm back looking for work and Mom is fighting breast cancer so the 1982 Zenith will have to do. Back to the microwave, if that unit goes and can't be fixed, we have a similar 1987 model on standby.

[classictv80s]

Originally Posted by NowhereMan 1966

We have a Sharp unit like yours as well, ours is from 1985, we got it just after I graduated high school that year and it is still in use. My aunt gave us her 1999 Sony 35" trinitron in 2009 and it died a few months ago so we had to bring back the old 1982 Zenith System 3 (9-181 series) to frontline service. We were going to buy new flatscreen but I'm back looking for work and Mom is fighting breast cancer so the 1982 Zenith will have to do. Back to the microwave, if that unit goes and can't be fixed, we have a similar 1987 model on standby.

NowhereMan 1966:

I'm very sorry to hear that your mother is ill. I hope she gets well soon. I've always enjoyed reading your posts, especially the ones about your 1982 Zenith TV.

We had a Sharp microwave that was purchased new in 1986. It was a great unit, but my mother gave it away to my aunt when she needed a microwave after her old one quit working properly. We bought a new one to replace the Sharp, and a couple of others along the way - all of which have had significant problems. I wish we had held on to that 1986 Sharp.

[NowhereMan 1966]

Originally Posted by classictv80s

NowhereMan 1966:

I'm very sorry to hear that your mother is ill. I hope she gets well soon. I've always enjoyed reading your posts, especially the ones about your 1982 Zenith TV.

We had a Sharp microwave that was purchased new in 1986. It was a great unit, but my mother gave it away to my aunt when she needed a microwave after her old one quit working properly. We bought a new one to replace the Sharp, and a couple of others along the way - all of which have had significant problems. I wish we had held on to that 1986 Sharp.

Thanks for the well wishes. I'm also looking for work so money is tight, before that, we were considering an LED TV. Still at least I am with Mom since I have to take her to different doctors but it is rough. At least the Zenith is free, bought and paid for. The Zenith does have a couple of small issues, for about the last 8 years or so, the pic gets a red tint to it but it flickers back, it does it a bit and then for months it is fine so we might have a tricky capacitor in there. Sharp did make some good microwaves back then.

[Sandy G]

My 36" Trinitron is starting to get a LITTLE tired, the whites kinda cycle from bluish-greenish to pinkish, & it COULD be a little sharper, but being I'm an iconoclastic bastard, I'll hold out getting one of those infernal Video Display Devices-One HATES to dignify them by calling 'em "Televisions"-for as long as possible...

[holmesuser01]

Originally Posted by Sandy G

My 36" Trinitron is starting to get a LITTLE tired, the whites kinda cycle from bluish-greenish to pinkish, & it COULD be a little sharper, but being I'm an iconoclastic bastard, I'll hold out getting one of those infernal Video Display Devices-One HATES to dignify them by calling 'em "Televisions"-for as long as possible...

I've got a 27" Sony set that got hit by lightning when it was just out of warranty. The chassis was ruined. I stored the set in my garage for 21 years, until my 27" Sony EXR set CRT went weak. I swapped out the CRT's and now, I have a brand-new looking Sony that is 22 years old!