Those @$&#%*!!! Todd Chargers [RE-wrenches]

[Electrical Energy]

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Hello Mr. Sharkey,

Have you found the IOTA chargers to be better?  Would you recommend them?

Drake


At 09:29 PM 2/14/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>To All:
>
>I have permanently left the Todd charger repair profession.
>
>Since beginning to repair these units, I have managed to find only a very
>few that were an "easy repair". Most needed extensive diagnostics and
>rebuilding. Too many of them blew up on the test bench during full load,
>and required additional repairs at my expense, often in excess of what they
>were sent in for. I've never managed to make any useful amounts of money
>repairing them, and in most cases, I ended up working for less than
>$2.00/hr. by the time packaging and shipping were figured in. Some are
>still here, awaiting my attention while their impatient owners shower me
>with bad vibes for not getting them back in order sooner.
>
>In all, I consider the Todds a quirky, hair-trigger design, that is running
>on the ragged edge of self-destruction even when it is operating properly.
>I won't miss the pressure of having a corner of my shop piled with their
>carcasses.
>
>Having said that, I would be glad to share the schematics and tips and
>tricks I've learned with anyone who wants to try their hand at home repair,
>or has the idea that they'd like to open a bsiness repairing them. Drop me
>a line and I'll do my best to talk you out of such a bad idea.
>
>Thanks to Allan for bringing these posts to my attention, as I don't read
>this list on a regular basis.
>
>-S
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