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Electronics => Repair => Topic started by: lordvader88 on July 25, 2019, 11:33:57 pm

Title: Obtaining schematics legitimately these days ?
Post by: lordvader88 on July 25, 2019, 11:33:57 pm

What brand name consumer electronics could an average consumer even buy a schematic for ? When did companies making stuff like radio's, TV's, VCRs, computers, EE equipment, , stop selling/including schematics, or anything useful to a repair-person(or robot) for that matter ?

Title: Re: Obtaining schematics legitimately these days ?
Post by: tggzzz on July 25, 2019, 11:55:54 pm

You're currently on post 930, so that's only 70 more to go.

Title: Re: Obtaining schematics legitimately these days ?
Post by: fzabkar on July 25, 2019, 11:59:09 pm

Grrr, now you've got me started.

I still remember the days when a circuit diagram was stuffed inside the back of every TV set. Today there is no excuse for a circuit diagram or service manual not to be made available as a PDF via a free public download.

Title: Re: Obtaining schematics legitimately these days ?
Post by: tggzzz on July 26, 2019, 12:14:42 am

Quote from: fzabkar on July 25, 2019, 11:59:09 pm

Grrr, now you've got me started.

I suspect that was the OP's principal objective :(

Title: Re: Obtaining schematics legitimately these days ?
Post by: texaspyro on July 26, 2019, 02:05:14 am

I have a small GE microwave oven that I bought around 15 years ago.   The button than operates the door latch broke.  When I opened it up there was large foldout sheet  service manual in an envelope taped to the inside.

Title: Re: Obtaining schematics legitimately these days ?
Post by: lordvader88 on July 26, 2019, 03:05:58 am

So what does Tektronix and the like do these days ? I guess let the machine do a self-test and give you a service department.