Who's up for a Twin Cities monitor repair party?

smalltownguy2

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So I've got enough monitor projects built up now that it makes sense to set aside a good part of a day to play around a bit. After talking with a few folks, I figured I'd throw this idea out there and see if it sticks.

What: Monitor repair party (thinly veiled excuse to get together and eat pizza and drink beer while broken monitors occupy space nearby)

When: This Saturday or Sunday, 1/29 or 1/30. Not sure yet. Any votes?

Who:
Any KLOV'er in the Twin Cities Metro area (or crazy enough to drive there :) )

Where:
My basement shop, *lots of room, warm, and clean* in Osceola, WI (40 min from the center of St Paul / Minn.)

Why: Because I hate the Pro Bowl, and it's still to cold to sand and paint my Ms Pac project outside. :001_smad: No, but seriously, I'd really like to do some networking. There's lots of cool people in this area with lots to share. Besides, I've got a TON of free pizza coming to me, so why not? Maybe 1 of us will get lucky and actually FIX something.

I've got 3 monitors that need cap kits, 1 that needs a complete rebuild, and 2 more chassis that need troubleshooting. Bring over your dead, dying or perfectly working monitors and we'll try to leave with more working than not.

Anyone up for this?
 
Intriguing

If this ends up happening, I could make the Sunday date in the evening, like 6-ish. Rather late I know, but I'd be game to hang well past midnight.

Just bought a used Hakko 936 and I have plenty of Sanyo's with capkits that need to be applied... which I also need to learn how :p
 
Sunday is a possibility. I can't "start" at 6 PM but I can hang past that.
I have a couple monitors I can bring that need attention.
Maybe someone can teach me how to use my new rejuvenator ;-)
I also have lots of cap kits... for monitors that found new homes before I capped them.
Need a list?
 
To be honest... I had no idea Osceola was west of me until about 30 seconds ago. I always thought it was over near Wausau. I've got my U2000 I need to work on and the monitor in my Mario Bros that could use a cap kit and flyback installed (both of which I have but just haven't installed yet). That said, I don't know if/when I might be able to desert the family this weekend. Maybe I can convince my wife that going shopping in the Cities with my mom would be a good idea and they can drop me on the way there. :)
 
It appears we have 3 votes for Saturday, and 2 for Sunday. My preference is Saturday, only because it would give us a more open ended window for work. I'm thinking that mid afternoon would be a good time to start, and it's not too close to the night before some of us have to go to work on Monday :)

Delivery confirmation tells me that my Bob Roberts order should be here by Wednesday, so one way or another, there'll be some solder flying around here this weekend.
 
Reviving an old thread. I'm doing this again!

I'm getting together with some friends on Saturday in Saint Croix Falls (just across the river from Taylors Falls) most of the day this coming Saturday. We now have 7 more cabs to work on.

Free beer, free pizza. Should be fun! Anyone interested in coming just PM me.
 
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