Speaker, Stereo and TV Repair Service for South Bend,IN. Mishawaka and Elkhart,IN.

 

                             

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    STEREO REPAIR, SPEAKER REPAIR and TV REPAIR SERVICE for SOUTH BEND, IN.  MISHAWAKA, IN.  and  ELKHART, IN.  …………   574-272-5000 

  email……….   tvstereorepair@gmail.com

      LOCATED in GRANGER, INDIANA  46530

            THE ONLY  PIONEER  FACTORY AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER in the MICHIANA AREA. 

1.   We repair most brands of televisions, old and new.  For list of brands, See Recent Posts.

2.   We repair most brands of Stereo Equipment old and new. See Recent Posts For List.

Like New, Inside and Out!

Like New, Inside and Out!

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3.   We repair most brands of speakers old and new.  Also Sub Woofers!

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4.   We sell DLP Lamps. We stock the popular ones, The rest we can usually get in 48hrs.

5.   We Sell TV’s, Stereo’s and Speakers!  See-Sales Corner Post for more Info.

 Television Repair Service   EVENINGS   &   SATURDAYS    Call for appointment


 

Manufacturers   Links:

Denon                                                 Nakamichi

Emerson                                            Niles Audio

Harmon Kardon                                Onkyo

Hitachi                                                Panisonic

Infinity                                                Pioneer

JVC                                                     RCA

Kenwood                                           Samsung

Klipsch                                               Sharp

LG                                                        Sony

Magnavox                                           Toshiba

Marantz                                               Yamaha

Mitsubishi                                           Zenith

 

 PIONEER Authorized Service Center

 

SERVICE  AREA  FOR…..  CIRCUITPRO  ELECTRONICS

LOCATED in GRANGER, INDIANA  46530

SPEAKER REPAIR, STEREO REPAIR and TV REPAIR SERVICE for  SOUTH BEND, IN.    MISHAWAKA, IN  and  ELKHART, IN.  …………………574-272-5000

             GET IT FIXED RIGHT!

CircuitPro Electronics, does in home TV Repair service for the following areas in and around Michiana.

South Bend, IN.    Mishawaka, IN.     Elkhart, IN.    Granger, IN.    Niles, MI.    Edwardsburg, MI.    Cassopolis, MI. Nappanee, IN.    Middlebury, IN.    Buchanan, MI.    Dowagiac, MI.    Decateur, MI.    Goshen, IN.    Wakarusa, IN. Bristol, IN.    Lakeville, IN.    Notre Dame, IN.     Roseland, IN.    Osceola, IN.

CircuitPro Electronics, is located in Granger IN. and services an area 30 miles in radius.

Television Repair Service   EVENINGS   &   SATURDAYS  Call for an appointment.

 


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Useful Tips Help you Avoid TV & Stereo Repairs.

 Speaker, Stereo and TV Repair Service for South Bend, IN., Mishawaka and Elkhart, IN. …..574-272-5000

  email……………   tvstereorepair@gmail.com

 LOCATED in GRANGER, INDIANA  46530

Here at CircuitPro Electronics we believe that an informed customer is a good customer.

                               So here are some basic  tips about electronics that can save you some money. 

   TIP  #1.  Always check  (IS IT PLUGGED IN?)  This may sound funny but if you have pets or maybe something                           fell. If you have children and you don’t really check this,  you maybe paying one of my competitors                             $50 to $100 for a service call.  (Don’t be that guy!)

  TIP  #2.  After you check  (IS IT PLUGGED IN)  Plug a working lamp into the same outlet and see if it works.                          TVs and Stereos aren’t the only things that go bad.

   NOTE:   If the lamp doesn’t work check the breaker box you might save $100.

  TIP  #3.   If your stereo only has one speaker working. (1st.) Check Balance control. Then (TURN THE                                     POWER  OFF)  next … (MAKE SURE POWER IS OFF!).  (2nd) Then check speaker connections.                                (3rd)  Then reverse speaker connections.  This should tell you if the speaker needs repair or if the                            stereo needs repair.

  TIP  #4.    DLP TV Owners, If your TV goes out  (DON’T FREAK OUT)  If you can make coffee you can probably                             fix your tv yourself.  Call CircuitPro who stocks most  DLP  LAMPS  and will guide you on what to do.                       Save  $50 or more.

  TIP  #5.  Do not touch the lens on a DLP lamp while installing. This can cause early failure, costing you money.

  TIP  #6.   DLP TV Owners use LAMP saver mode. On the Menu. Brightness drops only 3-5%, Lamp will last                          aprox. 25% longer

 

       TIP OF THE DAY!!    BOOKMARK THIS WEBSITE OR ADD TO FAVORITE LIST.

  TIP  #7.   Leave your DLP TV on if you going watch tv again within the hour. ON and off and on….. is hard on the                        Lamp.

  TIP  #8.   It is easier to pick up the phone. However if you pick up your tv and bring it to us for repairs,  you will                                                                                    save $50 to $75

   TIP #9.   LCD Panels can be damaged if one applies too much pressure while cleaning. Do not push hard in                        one spot

TIP#10.   Get the Dust Out!  Use a Vacuum Hose and a small clean paint brush on the back of all your                                                electronics.  (3 or 4 times a year)

TIP#11.   Always unplug your electronics during hook up or when you change any connections.  

TIP#12.   Never set any drinks or liquids on or near your electronics.

TIP#13.   Always use a quality surge protector on your electronics.

TIP#14.   Always unplug your valuable Electronics during thunder and lightening storms.

TIP#15.   Always use wrist strap when playing Wii

TIP#16.   Speakers only last about 15 years before the foam around the cone turns to dust. CircuitPro can fix                        this make them sound like new and save you money. Talk to us before you buy new speakers.

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Speaker, Stereo & Television Brands We Repair

        

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SPEAKER, STEREO and TV REPAIR SERVICE for SOUTH BEND,IN.,  MISHAWAKA  and  ELKHART, IN. .                                  574-272-5000

                                   email,    tvstereorepair@gmail.com

 LOCATED in GRANGER, INDIANA  46530

SPEAKER REPAIR LIST

    Actually here is a sample of some of the speakers brands that we have fixed for our customers that live in -  Mishawaka, IN.,  Granger, IN.,   Edwardsburg, Mi.,  even Diamond Lake up in Cassopolis Mi.  CircuitPro can fix almost any brand of speaker. So call us,  we can discuss options and best course of action.

Advent,    Bose,    Boston Acoustics,    Cerwin Vega,     Design Acoustics,     Infinity,   KLH,   Klipsch,    Pioneer,                                                                 Most other top speaker brands.    Also Sub woofers!

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STEREO REPAIR LIST:

Here at CrcuitPro we love the Classics not just the music but the truely beautiful machines that really delivered with power and grace back in the 60′s and 70′s. They don’t build Stereos like that any more so its like working for the historical society when someone brings a receiver that’s 40+ years old and weighs 70lbs.

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These old stereo units are quite often collector items. None of that fancy circuitry just Raw Clean Power.  These repairs get extra special treatment and a (complete polish job, on the house).   We have repaired stereo equipment for customers from Niles and Buchanan Mi all the way to Plymouth, In. back up to Bristol and Middleberry In.

CircuitPro is not far from the UP Mall in Mishawaka. Just a mile east of the tracks in Granger, In. So drop off your stereo for a tune-up while the women shop the mall. We can have it almost like new in a week or so.

CircuitPro  can fix or repair almost any stereo. Here is a short list of Stereo brands that we have repaired.

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Pioneer Home stereo repair,     Pioneer Car Stereo,    Yamaha,    Kenwood,    Denon,   Nakamichi,    Onkyo,    Harman Kardon,    Sansui,    Marantz,    Carver,    Luxman,    McIntosh,   Sony,

 

Television repair list:

CircuitPro is the only Pioneer factory authorized service center in the Mishawaka, Elkhart or South Bend, IN. area. Actually CircuitPro is the only TV, Stereo and Speaker Repair Shop in the greater Michiana area authorized by Pioneer to work on there equipment.

   CircuitPro will repair almost any television. We will also tell you WHEN it is not worth it. But you make the final call.  Here are most of the brands and types that we see come through the shop.

(CRT,  DLP, LCD,  LED,)-    Fujitsu,    Hitachi,   JVC,   LG   Magnavox,   MitsubishiPanasonic,  PhilipsPioneer,   Plasma,    RCA,   Samsung,   SanyoSharp,    Sony,    Toshiba,    Vizio,    Zenith

PIONEER KURO PDP-LX608G 60" MULTI-SYSTEM PLASMA TV -  Click to Enlarge

Repair Rates:  Estimate Fee

            Carry In Rates:   Projection TVs -$50,    TVs over 42″- $50.

Carry In Rates:   All TVs 42″ and less – $30.    All Stereo Equipment – $30

              TO FIX A TELEVISION RIGHT!

Why Television repair starts with an estimate fee?

The quick answer is diagnostics can be up to 80% of the job.

Before anyone can fix a tv or fix a stereo, one must diagnose / find what the problem is. Here at CircuitPro we take television repair very seriously. That is why we also do our best to figure out what caused the malfunction to occur in the first place. Even common tv problems require a thorough inspection.

At CircuitPro this includes disassembling and cleaning the entire television set. Yes we remove all of the dust, dirt and grime from the inside of your television so an accurate inspection and evaluation can be made. “How anyone can execute a television repair without seeing all of the components and connections is baffling.”  After the circuit boards are removed any suspect areas are scrubbed with a special Hi-tec circuit board brush, then inspected under a magnifying glass or jewelers ring.

 Looking for tv problems can take time and is a big part of a tv repair service. Now if we have tested and found the malfunction and the cause. We can search and price out all the new parts, figure out time on the job and reassembly time,now we have an estimate.

We next call the client with the estimate. Most of the time they say ok fix the tv or fix the stereo in which case the estimate fee is put toward the tv repair bill. Occasionally someone may decide not to fix the tv and we are left with the cost of disposal.

We may not be doctors but we are really good at tv repairs and this is why television repair starts with an estimate / diagnostic fee.

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SERVICE AREA FOR CIRCUITPRO ELECTRONICS

LOCATED in GRANGER, INDIANA  46530

SPEAKER, STEREO and TV REPAIR SERVICE for SOUTH BEND,IN., MISHAWAKA  and  ELKHART,IN. ………………..574-272-5000

             GET IT FIXED RIGHT!

CircuitPro Electronics, does in home TV Repair service for the following areas in and around Michiana.

South Bend, IN.     Mishawaka, IN.     Elkhart, IN.    Granger, IN.    Niles,MI.    Edwardsburg, MI.    Cassopolis, MI. Nappanee, IN.    Middlebury, IN.    Buchanan, MI.    Dowagiac, MI.    Decateur,MI.    Goshen, IN.    Wakarusa, IN. Bristol, IN.    Lakeville, IN.    Notre Dame, IN.    Roseland, IN.    Osceola, IN.

CircuitPro Electronics, is located in Granger IN. and services an area 30 miles in radius.

Television Repair Service   EVENINGS   &   SATURDAYS  Call for an appointment.

 

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DLP, LCD Big Screen TV Repair Review

LOCATED in GRANGER, INDIANA  46530

SPEAKER, STEREO and TV REPAIR SERVICE for SOUTH BEND, IN., MISHAWAKA and ELKHART, IN. ………………..574-272-5000

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Modern projection television, TV’s come in three basic types:

DLP televisions typically use a ‘light engine’ consisting of a light source, color wheel and DMD/DLP assembly. The light source is most often a mercury vapor lamp and on some newer models a high-intensity LED array. Projection LCD TV’s use a similar lamp arrangement although they use liquid crystal elements in a light tunnel configuration to arrive at the picture you see on the screen. All these products share a common enemy and that is DUST! These televisions have cooling fans for the DMD ‘formatter’ circuits and another fan to draw air past the lamp or LED array.

They may also include a fan for the digital processing module or power supply. Over time, these sets ingest an astounding amount of dust from the home environment that collects in the fan blades, air tunnels and light chambers and reduces their cooling ability. The result is a shorter lifespan for the lamp or LED array and increased failure rate of DMD and DLP components. Dust also accounts for that ‘faded’ appearance in the picture as it collects on the projection optics and mirrors inside the cabinet. Many customers get 3 or 4 years out of the original lamp in their sets and don’t understand why the ‘replacement’ lamp only lasted 9 or 10 months.

There are several reasons for this complaint. First and by far the most common is DUST.

These lamps and also the HI LED arrays get HOT! They have to shed that heat or they will fail early. It’s a no-brainer that the fans and air paths have no restrictions to work properly. Few TV repair service providers bother to address this problem. They’re too busy overcharging their customers for minimal service. Probably the second most common reason for early lamp failure is non-OEM REPLACEMENT LAMPS. These are available all over the internet and are advertised as ‘original REPLACEMENT’ lamps. I’ll leave you to interpret that statement.

Here at CircuitPro, we use only ‘original equipment tv parts and DLP LAMPS! If your Mitsubishi DLP TV uses an Osram lamp, it gets an Osram lamp. If your SONY projection LCD TV needs repair and it uses a Philips lamp, it gets a Philips lamp. We don’t use after-market sub-standard tv parts here at CircuitPro. We had a customer in Goshen, IN. who called us out on a Mitsubishi DLP TV repair service call and stated the lamp indicator was lit but, they had just replaced the lamp 8-months ago. We found out they had ordered the lamp ‘on-line’ and replaced it themselves. The lamp they had installed was a generic knock-off. After removing the screen and cleaning the dust from the optics and air paths, installing an OEM Osram LAMP, the set displayed a picture the customer said ‘looked brand new’.

Our lamps are guaranteed for 1-year IF WE REPLACE THEM because we will properly service your DLP or projection LCD TV and have the confidence in our expertise and our tv parts suppliers to know you will get the best performance and lamp life available. Proper DLP and projection LCD TV service is more than just chucking in a new lamp. Be sure the TV Repair Man you call out to your home is going to provide complete and proper television service before scheduling an IN-HOME TV SERVICE call and compare your old lamp to the new one they are installing to be sure it is an OEM lamp. This is standard practice here at CircuitPro Electronics where proper TV repair service doesn’t cost extra.

Samsung LED  DLP projection television is a  horse of a different color. These sets are stellar in performance and use super bright, hi-intensity LED’s as a light source. These diodes are mounted on an aluminum substrate heatsink to dissipate the heat. Add 3 yearsof dust accumulation to the air paths and fans that cool these devices and they WILL FAIL! More often than not, these LED televisions also suffer DMD/DLP chip failures from this condition which results in repair costs of  5-$600 or more! Many customers opt to replace these sets with the new LCD, LED, or PLASMA TV’s but that is a topic for a different post.

Common faults in flat screen LCD and PLASMA TV’s are posted all over the internet in consumer protection and complaint forums. The list is endless, ‘Repair your Samsung TV’ power supply and ‘LG TV fix’ or maybe ‘how to fix your Samsung TV’ on You Tube. Many of these come with a handy link to their own ‘Fix-it Kit’ and convenient payment options.

 Yes, there are many ‘common’ faults in many of the new HD flat screen LCD and Plasma television displays. Those capacitor kits we see advertised generally consist of the same sub-standard, lowest cost components that failed in the first place. It is common practice among many TV service shops to put profit over long-term reliability and use similar bulk-priced components. When we repair a Samsung, LG, Sanyo or any other TV power supply, we use only the best components available.

  Filter capacitors are the most common failure in these Big sceens. These components fail because they are the lowest cost parts available to the manufacturer that will last until that magical ‘factory warranty’ expires in one year. These Samsung, LG, Vizio, Sanyo, Magnavox, Philips, Mitsubishi and Sony LCD and Plasma TV’s all use the latest high-speed Switch Mode Power supplies that require capacitors with very low internal resistance and high-frequency, high-temperature ratings.

  This is why we use only premium quality capacitors when we repair your set. Many service techs and ‘do-it-yourself’ info sites will suggest increasing the voltage rating of these filter capacitors to increase reliability. This only shows their complete lack of knowledge as to what causes these devices to fail. Self-proclaimed ‘Experts’ are rampant in the TV repair business and most are only interested in ‘advising’ you out of as much of your money as possible.

  When in doubt, do some research on the internet. Check with friends or the BBB or call several TV repair shops and compare their responses to your specific questions. An ambiguous answer to a specific question is your first red flag. A recent Toshiba DLP repair customer called a TV Repair Guy in Elkhart and was told if his lamp was bad, he needed a new ballast because that caused the lamp to fail and he needed to bring the set in for repair. He chose to call us and buy a DLP replacement lamp and install it himself. 

   The set plays just fine without the added expense. Don’t be fooled by ‘snake-oil’ tactics. Anyone can post an ad on the net or in the yellow pages and call themselves an ‘expert’ TV repair guy. Many of these have no electronics training or experience and rely on guesswork or wild board-swapping approaches that are ultimately billed to the customer at outrageous costs.

  Another customer called us about a Samsung LCD that would not stay on until they pushed the power button many times. The TV repair guy they contacted came out and told them the set would have to be taken to the shop and the cost would be $275.00 to ‘replace a component’ and fix the problem. They called us instead and the power supply was repaired in their home the same day for $150.00! Don’t get ripped off by disreputable repair shops. Call CircuitPro (574) 272-5000 for competent, reliable and reasonably priced service. If your Samsung, LG or Sanyo LCD TV is clicking on and off, having trouble turning on, we can repair it quickly with premium quality parts for far less than our competition.

  We can guarantee long term performance because we use the best components available. We return all old parts, as required by law, to the customer and provide a detailed description of what is required to repair your set.   

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Sales Corner for TVs, Stereos, Speakers and More

SPEAKER, STEREO and TV REPAIR SERVICE  for SOUTH BEND, IN., MISHAWAKA  and  ELKHART, IN. ……………………….574-272-5000 

 

M & K Speakers for sale  ( Make Offer)  Do the research, These Beauties sold for over $10.000.

SOLD..  SOLD..  SOLD..  SOLD..  SOLD..

Complete:  Miller & Kreisel THX 7.1 Speaker system with MX-350 Sub Woofer, stands,Original Boxes, Monster cables, Manuals and setup laser. (Like New, Mint condition)

THESE SPEAKERS HAVE BEEN SOLD.  YOU MAY CALL US FOR OTHER ITEMS WE HAVE FOR SALE.

 

LOOK FOR TVs  and  STEREOs,  LISTING SOON  or  SEND US A COMMENT.  What are you looking for?

Factory Authorized Pioneer Repair. Fix my LG, Mitsubishi, Samsung, Sony or Vizio

TV REPAIR SERVICE for  SOUTH BEND   MISHAWAKA  and  ELKHART……………….574-272-5000

Don’t forget to check out our USEFUL TIPS POST.

The only Pioneer Factory Authorized service Center in Elkhart, IN., Mishawaka, IN., and South Bend, IN.