Re: VCR sales

maarten_at_panic.xx.tudelft.nl
Date: 11/28/04 

Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 22:51:08 +0000 (UTC)

Harry wrote:
> Hi
> Don't know what it's like in the rest of the world but here in the UK
> our biggest retailer in Electrical goods has stopped selling VCR's and
> the rest are sure to follow.
> They now sell 25 DVD recorders to every VCR.
> Now this may be a good thing for us repairers as there will be loads
> of family tapes about with worn out machines to play them.
> If I wasn''t now retired from TV repairs I may be tempted to stock up
> with a good few capstan motors,pinch rollers,clutch/brake spares etc.
> for popular expensive units.
> Another step to progress I guess.
> Also from next week the Government has ordered that ALL electrical
> work in ones own house must be checked by qualified engineer.The days
> of handyman electrical work in the UK are over.Got to be a good thing
> for washer/microwave tinkering etc.bit over the top re. rewiring a
> wall socket maybe.

I am currently stocking up in used VCR's that I am going to repair and
offer as refurbished... To keep things simple, I am spceialising in
Philips, Sony and Panasonic units. Those are the most reliable recent
models, other brands are in my experience often troublesome to repair
and not too reliable.. 

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   Maarten Bakker.