I am going to look for a 21AXP22!

[Findm-Keepm]

Originally Posted by doogie812

I glad I got out of the “business” when I did (1984). The writing was on the wall at that time that TV’s were going to be a disposable product. From time to time people still ask me to ‘look’ at their televisions. More often than not if the set is 10 – 15 years old the parts are not available or it is just not worth repairing. If home entertainment equipment was my only source of income I would be grumpy too. Doogie

There was still plenty to work on in the late 80s, 90s and the early 2Ks. My favorite moneymakers from the era:

Sanyo and Sharp sets with bad caps and flybacks
GEs with the griplet problems
RCAs with the tuner solder issues
Philips sets with the white (Bad) Flybacks
GE PC chassis with the bad C621
Sonys with bad IF section solder
Later Sonys with 2SC4834's and MX0841's bad

Of course, there were the dogs and oddball stuff too, but 90% fixable, all profitable! Parts were plentiful up until 2002, and lately, you have to watch out for the counterfeit semiconductors.

Growing up in a TV shop taught me patience, customer service, resourcefulness, and futility....oh, and electronics too!

Cheers,