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When big consoles and combos weren't fixable in the home, some shops preferred to pull just the TV chassis and take it to the shop. We generally took the whole unit rather than pull the chassis. I think that's why I got a bad back today. Being a road guy generally required a lower skill level than a shop tech. But most shop guys would work in both roles as needed. Then there were the "dog shooters" - hotshot techs who specialized in the really tough troubleshooting jobs from other shops. Last edited by old_coot88; 11-08-2011 at 06:40 PM. |
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Thanks! Road techies, dog shooters. Cool names. I'm hoping to get my Radio & TV magazines tomorrow. Can't wait to read them.
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I don't remember many of the names above. But I do remember my dad talking about "Tough Dogs". I looked in some of the old PF Reporter or Radio Electronics books (can't remember which one) and there was a tech section that was called something like "Tough Dogs". Surely, some of you guys remember.
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I'm so disappointed. I was supposed to get my 1959 issues of Radio & TV News today. They sent me 1959 issues of Radio Electronics instead of what I ordered. And I was looking forward to reading the Mac column.
My favorite saying, of which I'm the author, is: If it's not worth doing twice, it's not worth doing. I always have to do things twice, it seems. Quote:
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I might add one more detail, and that is, most color TV owners in the 1950s & early 60s, would call out a factory service tech; not the neighborhood TV repairman. That's because most neighborhood techs claimed they'd work on color sets, but in fact many times, they'd get themselves in trouble. RCA had a service fleet in most all cities, and also many, MANY RCA sets were kept under annual service contracts, and only RCA techs would be allowed to work on the sets under that policy.
This isn't exactly important in the case of your writing, I guess, but I thought it's worth mentioning. Charles
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The truck was a '61 Ford Econoline van. A couple of us goofballs used to think it was a hoot to be going down a hill and shut the ignition off for a few seconds and back on, which caused a huge BANG!!! out the exhaust, till one day we blew the muffler off. (Dunno why the blue formatting occured. Twarn't me.) Last edited by old_coot88; 11-14-2011 at 05:33 PM. |
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