RE: [OT] Gateway Monitor Repair

["Paul Gordon" <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>]

They *are* actually being taken away by a recycling company (Called RDC I
think, - which I have dubbed "Rodney & Del-boy Computers"
based on the shady
characters that they have been sending here to pick the stuff up!).

Trouble is, although all of them *were* working beforehand, I very much
doubt that a lot of them will be afterwards, having seen how the
"Rodneys"
manhandle them into the wagon!

Paul G.





>From: Scott Crowther <scrowther@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>To: "'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'" <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Gateway Monitor Repair
>Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 13:21:16 -0000
>
>Not only is this sad, it should be deemed criminal if they fully work.
>
>I know various charities and community groups who'd benefit from these
>things, not to mention recycle-IT.
>
>shame, real shame...
>
>Scott
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Paul Gordon [mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx]
>Sent: 23 November 2001 13:15
>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Gateway Monitor Repair
>
>
>This'll make you cry.....
>
>I've sat here and watched as about 600 monitors (of various vintages,
but
>about half those were 17" Compaq ones), have been carried (very
roughly)
>past my desk, and thrown (equally as roughly) into the back of a lorry,
to
>be taken away and "disposed of" over the last 5 weeks...
>
>All serial number recorded unfortunately, so no chance of
"diverting" any
>of
>
>them into the boot of my car... :-(
>
>
>Paul G.
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: "Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> >Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Gateway Monitor Repair
> >Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 12:34:08 -0000
> >
> >Who told you that?
> >
> >A computer shop or a TV repairer.
> >
> >A good TV repair shop should be able to source a transformer if
they are
> >still available from other sources (might be pattern parts
available).
> >Failing that you have no hope. Probably not cost effective anyway.
> >Transformer will probably be more than a tenner and labour charges
of
> >£35-£40 per hour. That'll set you back half the cost of a new
17" monitor
> >and you will have one that is two years old.
> >
> >sad but true unfortunately.
> >
> >Keith
> >   -----Original Message-----
> >   From: Mark McCall [mailto:mark@xxxxxxx]
> >   Sent: 23 November 2001 12:17
> >   To: ukha_d Egroup
> >   Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] Gateway Monitor Repair
> >
> >
> >   We've just been told that one of our 17" Gateway monitors
is not able
>to
> >be repaired because a replacement "fly-back transformer"
is no longer
> >available.  The monitor is only two years old and it seems a shame
just
>to
> >dump it like this.
> >
> >
> >
> >   Anyone know where I could try for the part before writing it
off?
> >
> >
> >
> >   Thanks
> >
> >
> >
> >   M.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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