Another question for those who were "there"...

[rca2000]

It was only a bit over a year ago when I had to get out of my daily job of repairing flat panel sets--due to health reasons. There is a SMALL chance--that I may now get a "bit" of work to do once again.; I do hope so. I miss the job(of repair, that is--NOT the place I worked at !!), and also would like to make a bit of money before the coming convention next month.

Anyway....I DO remember just how MANY NEW sets we got at that shop. Sure a LOT had physical damaage like any flat panels would and such. But STILL a LOT had circuit problems, and being new sets--it was NOT often caps. Often thnigs like SMPS problems, sustain boards for plasma sets, T-con boards signal boards, a LOT of bad panels not from physical damage, and so on. All in all--flat panels sets are NOT very reliable--and certainly not durable.

Anyway--for those who were adults or near it in the early to mid-1970's...when the flat chassis Zeniths, 1st. gen RCA XL-100 vertical sets, Sylvania EO -1 to E48 sets, Magnavox T979, T989, T995...and so on..of the early SS color sets. When these sets were NEW--and still under factory warranty--did you all see a LOT of them--within that time, or did it generall take YEARS--before thngs failed ?" I know there were the " bad apple" sets, that were doomed from the start, and a few bad CRT's out of the box (see it, been there...done it..)..but were they generally reliable--compared to now? I know the tube sets needed tubes now and then--but what about the SS modular sets??