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From: drdish@westend.com (Dr.Dish)
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Date: Sun, 5 May 96 12:44 MET DST
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From owner-ts-letter@tele-satellit.com Sun May 5 07: 43:17 1996
>I had a 10' system installed in late Dec.
>Suddenly in late March the system went crazy. The picture would go off
>and text would scroll across the screen. Then the videopal would stop.
>Then the picture was fine then it started over again.
>Then the end came. Nothing but blank screen every sat. and channel.
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>After changing the cone feed and checking everything the dealer took the
>receiver to his shop to test the unit.
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>What he found suprised both of us. My wife had placed a vase of flowers
>on top of the unit. There was a pinhole in the bottom of the vase and
>el short developed. Two spots of the main board shorted and the tuner
>filled up with fluid.
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>Moral of the story... Check what is sitting on top of your receiver !!
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> It could save you a lot of money !!
>
>Robert O. Forsha
Dr.Dish (Christian Mass)
drdish@tv - the first european satellite info channel
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