Master Television Service
Television Repair in Albuquerque
Mobile TV Repair in Albuquerque and surrounding areas.
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Should I get my television repaired or buy a new one?
With the introduction of cheap consumer electronics people want to know what to do when their television breaks. The dilemma is only compounded by the large number of cheap televisions made in China that you find at the local discount chain stores. Manufacturers urge you to throw away your television, dump it in the landfill even though it is full of toxic materials. Today there is a mandatory toxic fee added on top of the price of a new television. You are paying more money for your new TV to cover the costs involved in throwing it away!
The quality of new products has been dropping off over the past decade, many lasting just a few years. Televisions made in the past could last ten years or longer. Customers often mention their old TV set in the bedroom is still working just fine. Today the goal is to engineer and produce new products for as cheap as possible.
Manufacturers make circuit boards by installing parts on both sides so they will fit into a smaller space and can be produced at a lower price. They no longer dip the circuit board into a solder pool, it would destroy the parts they put on the bottom side. Instead they sprinkle the board with a solder dust and melt it with a hot air blowing device. These connections can fail in a short time, but it does allow them to bring you a cheaper television. The good news is that this problem can be easily repaired by soldering the broken connections by hand with a high-quality solder.
Another common failure is caused by the use of lead free solder. Lead free solder can cause tin whiskers creating a short in a tightly packed circuit, more information on the problems involved in using lead free solder can be found in this article. The problem could be avoided by mixing a small amount of lead into the solder when the set is made, but consumer electronics manufactured today must be RoHS compliant meaning they are not allowed to use lead solder.
Manufacturers install small low-quality parts on their circuit boards, under warranty the entire circuit board containing the same low-quality parts is replaced. Instead of ordering the entire circuit board, we often replace the smaller parts using higher quality replacements, this allows Albuquerque's Master Television Service to save you time and money and offer you the best TV repair warranty in New Mexico. Should you get your television repaired or buy a new one? Call Master Television Service for a free estimate and then decide.
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