The Year Of The Vest Pocket Radio
Submitted By Member: Terrykc Anybody who has been ‘in the trade’ knows that it can be difficult to go for...
Month: August 2017
The Problem TV
Member: Sideband In the early 80’s I was still in the Philips workshop at Waddon and at that time, things...
The Exploding Radio Cassette Player
Member: TVJon74 During the mid 1990’s work was a bit slow and to try and generate a bit more service work,...
The Eccentric Flautist
Member: Sideband Following on from the introduction to Philips Service, I mentioned the service desk where, among other things, customers...
The VIP Customer
Member: Sideband Back again to my first job, the small family-run business. To say it was a bit of a...
The Trade Show. Hard Work Or An Excuse For A ‘Jolly’?
Member: Sideband Hard work is the answer I would give! During my final years at Philips I was involved in...
The Job Card
Member: Valvekits I can’t help but think that in my 1970’s TV servicing days, the job card had a secret life...
The Ford Car Radio
Submitted By Member: Terrykc Forty years or so ago, Plessey built Ford car radios were frequent visitors to our workshop...
TV Slot Meters
Member: Valvekits Slot meters? Yes we all know what they are – don’t we? We used to have a sales...
TV Dinner?
Member: Malc Scott Shortly after I started work for Mastercare as a bench technician in 1986, the gaffer sent me on...
