ABSTRACT

Today, whenever one buys a new piece of equipment for the home, for example a flatscreen television or a video recorder, the package of documents that accompanies the items always includes an instruction manual. (The experience of the author of this book is that such ‘manuals’ generally seem to be translations of some original Japanese texts, written by people who know much more about electronics than they do about the English language.) No matter, the last few pages of these manuals invariably cover the problem-solving options that the owner should attempt before calling for a visit by a service engineer. The eight preceding chapters of this book have attempted to function as a basic instruction manual for best-practice brazing. Consequently, this chapter is intended to be the ‘what to do if…’ section should you run into a problem that is not specifically covered in any of the earlier chapters. It also covers a number of frequently asked questions and a best-practice answer to each of them is provided.