Milford chronicle., 1944-06-02

all that the radio serviceman mus
do.
After having put in a new par
or parts as the case may be, anC
the receiver again is in an opera
tive state, he then must check the
entire receiver, for while it may bG
in an operating state, he still is no
certain that the receiver is per
forming as it should. There is g
great difference between a receiver
which is in an operating state anC
a receiver which is performing as
efficiently as it should and was in
tended by the set manufacturer. II
is the obligation of every reliable
radio serviceman to make certain
that the receiver, before it leaves
his shop is as close to perfection
as it is possible to make it. An
individual who is not familiar with
radio would consider such a final
check-up as being something sup
CRITICAL and unnecessary. This is
absolutely incorrect, for we doubt
if one receiver out of a thousand is
in such condition when 1t is
brought into a repair shop, that
after repairing the fault the SER
viceman may return the receiver
tO the customer without any futher
checking.
Such supplementary and final
checking consumes time, and while
ii is true that the customer may
not have specifically asked for
such a final test, he should look
askance at the man who does not
make it, rather than consider the
serviceman who charges for such a
final check-up, as making unneces-
sary charges.
The major portion of a charge
made for a repair by a radio SER
viceman is mostly for work done
other than the actual correction Of
the defect. 1t is for the time spent
in pickup and delivery of the re-
ceiver, - for the time spent maxi
ing the inspection - for the time
cost of the new part or parts,
some of which may be expensive
it is for the time involved in maxi
ing the final overall check-up of
the receiver. Every service job
must bear its share of the overall
expense of running the service
shop - the rent, - the light pow
er. advertising, cost of equipment
and so on. Failure to recognize
this condition is due to no deliber-
ate fault on the part of the public.
I hey just never have been toldi Il
1t is this that has made the public
feel that Ottentimes they were Ov-
ercharged for radio repair
In connection with charges made
for radio repair work, it may be of /
interest to people to know that of
all the technical classifications of
in the United States. |
the radio serviceman is the lowest !
Iaid. In fact, ii is a sad COM [
upon the radio repair in ,
lustry to note that the average net I
weekly income. as stated by the (
United States Department of Com |.
merce, is between $500 to $1,000 I
per week. This for a man who
has spent much time securing a
technical education. Under the
it is illogical for
anyone to accuse the radio servic-
ing industry at large as being a
racket. for most certainly the re-
received is not in line
with the high incomes one would
nXrect from a sO-called racket. -.
The personnel of this industry
and there are 10000 of them ARE :
sort Of forgotten men. :. 1. Most
certainly it is hoped that in the
future, a greater understanding
will develOpe between the public at
large and the American radio ser
yiteman. for he is entitled to as
much consideration as anyone else
Who renders a service to the
people of this nation.