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| Thread ID: 38145 | 2003-09-28 23:48:00 | What tools are really needed?? | dipstick01 (445) | Press F1 |
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| 178748 | 2003-09-29 09:59:00 | oh and ps wouldnt you need an appropriate bench top or desk to do this fiddling on ? a large flat bench or area. table top. something safe and strng ? wooden or not? beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 178749 | 2003-09-29 10:05:00 | > whats a Ziptie? This sort of thing (www.dse.co.nz). |
Jen C (20) | ||
| 178750 | 2003-09-29 10:13:00 | cable tie is called a ziptie? lol we have heaps of zipties in our house then that does not make me a computer making / breaker / fixerer!!! and all other tools recomended are able to be found round here if you could get them off our son . :D beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 178751 | 2003-09-29 10:43:00 | Beetles right, you need a good, well lit work surface with preferably an antistatic mat connected to an earth point, and a convenient multiway power board. Before you know where you are, you will have a full electronics workbench :) | Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 178752 | 2003-09-29 11:35:00 | There's quite a lot of things you need but you don't need all of these things, you can still get the job down with a few things from this list. A benchtop that is big enough to work on, has a deep tray for putting screws and other bits in, antistatic bags, a marker pen, pvc insulation tape, a small size telescopic mirror, antistatic mat and wrist band, an earth power outlet, spare parts and spare screws, jumpers/shunts, multimeter, 25W soldering iron, solder of course, duzall (flux), small penlight, tweezers, long nose pliers, diagonal cutters, wire stripper, philips, flathead and pozi screwdrivers, (short and long, high voltage protection) a cordless drill/screwdriver, a claw pickup tool, a magnetic pickup tool, an antistatic dusting brush, small portable vacumn cleaner, antistatic wipes, toothbrush, surge/spike protector, mobile phone, fax, landline, email etc :P There's actually more things required but I could be here a while. oh, and a white lab coat, with your name tag on it, and big glasses, and a protractor in your pocket, as well as a calculator. |
Kame (312) | ||
| 178753 | 2003-09-29 11:57:00 | dipstick01, Not to destroy your idea, but to add to it, you have to get them to understand the license agreements for the updates and programs that you install, and somehow get yourself out of that agreement, as you are performing the task on their behalf, which means they have agreed to it, make sure it's in black and white as they may turn on you, not saying people are nasty like that, but you have to cover yourself. If the programs you install on it is freeware/shareware etc, you can not charge for these programs which would state somewhere in the license agreement that without the author's prior consent, you can not use it for your money making scheme. You can charge for your service though, but that's about it. You should not open a new computer, as you will void the warranty, unless you are providing the warranty. Sometimes I still find this debatable as the warranty not only protects the company from faults, it's also limited the choice of having someone else upgrade your computer, which I find is a bit of a monopoly when they want parts installed. It's a user risk whatever the choice they make. There's heaps more to mention but not enough time. |
Kame (312) | ||
| 178754 | 2003-09-29 12:54:00 | Sometimes a sledgeammer comes in handy :D | Mattrix (527) | ||
| 178755 | 2003-09-29 18:12:00 | > oh, and a white lab coat, with your name tag on it, and big glasses, and a protractor in your pocket, as well as a calculator. Come on, Kame, you forgot the pocket protector! :D > I think you'll find that the acerage household has all that it needs to build up a PC. If it doesn't there is something seriously wrong with that household. I agree. No self-respecting Kiwi bloke would ever be without a minimum of at least one flathead and Philips screwdriver in his house, if not his garage. And a hammer. Any bloke who doesn't have those very basic tools doesn't deserve to be called a bloke. :| Thinks of one in particular with great scorn. |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 178756 | 2003-09-29 19:47:00 | OK the labcoat and pocket protector are not a problem. I'll just have to take the Joe90 badge off the coat first. Hammer I have and being politically correct I do not have a sledgehammer but a sensative two way adjuster. The work bench.....I was thinking of placing a layer of rubber on it to help protect the customers equipment but wouldn't that also prevent any earthing? an inadvertant touch could cause problems. I already have one shop that I can offer the service too and have contacts with various organisations that help beginner computer users which is how I thought of the idea in the first place. I was planning on offering the service independant of the businesses so they can reccomend me to the customer at the time of sale. That should help eliminate any problems with shop policy. |
dipstick01 (445) | ||
| 178757 | 2003-09-29 20:49:00 | "In the olden days", ie in my time, it used to be a slide rule in the top pocket of the white lab coat :D | Terry Porritt (14) | ||
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