TV Repair for Beginners

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Summary: Smart Electronics
Review: I read this book before get my Consumer Electronic Certificate
and I left impressed with the easy ways to explain all subjects

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Summary: Good way to start tv repairs
Review: The book teaches general knowledge on tv repairs its good for a layman not for professionals.

Rating:
Summary: Lacking in actual substance
Review: This book unfortunately does not live up to its hype. From reading the back cover, you'd think that you could fire up the ol' soldering iron and actually get some work done. Definitive repair guide? Definitely not.

Information is too general, with circuits as block diagrams only. Considering the complexity of TV circuits, this is a no-no. Included schematics don't tell you what ICs or components do, with general references like IC304 and D101. You'd be hard pressed to make sense of a circuit even if you have electronics as a background. What more if you are a beginner?

Better information, guidelines and help can be found over the net in the form of usegroups, independent and manufacturer's web sites.

Bad way to spend 30 bucks...