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From: al.thomason (no email)
Date: Mon Jul 14 2003 - 00:07:18 EDT
Maybe try a local Electron Surplus store (if you want to try and repair it). you might be able to find a flex cable (on some other 'thingie' that would work...
Other idea is an electronics distributor which will sell retail, but there the selection might be thin.
these parts a rather common in use.
-al-
----- Original Message -----
From: Frank Pierce
To:
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 9:41 AM
Subject: RE: lv-ab: Flex cables-Does anyone know how to replace them?
I worked for a company, several years ago, that decided to determine the "cost of selling a product". They followed an order for (1) gasket through the system, finding the original order, assembly number, Bill Of Material, Part Number, cost to replace, etc.; assigning time to each step and process etc. When all was said and done, the cost of selling the gasket was approximately $50. The actual cost of the gasket was $4, so a 50% margin ($8 selling price) lost the company $42. Of course the same effort went into a 1/4 Million dollar order as well. Many companies don't want the hassle or black eye of selling .50 parts, they can't win. They can't afford the work involved to sell at a loss and still have a price well above what the customer deems reasonable.
The other side of the coin is: They have to buy the component from their supplier. The company I currently work for builds their own computer controllers. The older designs can't be repaired or upgraded because the $0.02 parts have been discontinued by the supplier. It's a vicious circle isn't it?
Rufus has the idea, if you have such a liquidation house available and the time to search through barrels of treasures......
Frank
-----Original Message-----
From: Rufus Laggren [mailto:]
Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 12:13 PM
To:
Subject: Re: lv-ab: Flex cables-Does anyone know how to replace them?
You spend $200 for a .50 part because the .50 part costs you 10 hours screwing around, and then it breaks again next week. The repair center doesn't want to fix it for more or less the same reason, plus they know you'll be unhappy and piss on them about their prices, which they don't need. You could try to get the cable at any electronics liquidatioin house - most large cities have them. They stock all sorts of parts and junk. The trouble will be finding the correct connectors.
It's a $$$ vs. time vs. reliability thing.
Rufus
<<<< why spend $$195 if you ony
need to replace a 50cent part.
Can anyone give me a clue?
Bob
Carpe Diem
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