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Hi this it a new website about exchange sevice manuals medical equipment, x-ray, ct, ultrasound and others,

http://rxservice.es.tl/Home.htm

Best regards

Welcome to the forum.

Not free of charge, then?


It's an interesting idea. But what happens when a tech needs a manual, but doesn't have one to "swap", or if you already have the one he offers?

Also, it's not immediately clear from your website which manuals you have available.

But anyway, good luck with all this. The more the merrier, as they say.

Indeed,

It is not free for the simple reason that many abused and unfortunately do not cooperate in anything, there's time, material and money invested to achieve that, and if someone does not cooperate and take things one does not allow us to continue growing and providing solutions and charges are only in the case of having to purchase hard copies and shipping internationally, eventually.

Anyway, it's helpful to have you all, and there are specified brands and / or manufacturer of equipment, which has a wide variety of models in some cases.

Greeting.

Amen to all that, Brother.

But here's a suggestion:- try to restrict it to documents that can be transferred electronically ... .pdf's and such.

And I'm acknowledging here straight away that many (imaging equipment especially) technical documents are large, hefty ... and that the older ones may very well need to be scanned in, page by page. A lot of work, yes.

Regarding funding ... yes, this is the age-old problem. Sponsorship would be nice. But (in my experience), many potential sponsors "talk the talk", but when it comes to actually "walking the walk" ... well, put it this way - I'm still waiting.

As I have remarked a few times before (?), there are some who take but never give ... but we should not lose sight of the ones we are trying to help. That is, the deserved cases who really need a helping hand.

Completely agree with you, no problem in applying for assistance as often as needed, is a pleasure to help, but for example I know cases of a Chinese or Korean one asks for help and you paid at least $ 500 for information This guy is a mercenary, I can afford to send me a copy of paper, and all that, since the cost is low compared to gains on technical servicing such equipment.

Now, all posts on that page manuals are in PDF support, I have many more on paper, but the truth, I have no time to scan them all, besides, you know that schemas are often in paper format A3 or A2, for what to scan the part and then paste them in any image management program.


I have worked with many colleagues, especially from Asia and Mexico, with no problem, I am a former member of many honor in DOTmed.

Greetings to all and thanks for the comment.

PS: This is not a place to make money is to exchange information and technical advice, nor is it a place where everything is given away.

Yes, "sharing the wealth" (of information) is how I usually put it.

Meanwhile, many of us here are aware of the pro's and con's of DOTmed. I like what is on offer there, myself ... but, as with all matters in the Real World, you need to remain switched on when dealing with people.

I have no information about the health care system in Chile, but would say that one of the "problems" with (free at the point of care) government provided systems such as that operated in the UK, is that many people involved seem to think that any services need to be ... er, free (of charge).

I might add that (in my own case, and that of a few others) being involved (as a non-NHS tech) in both equipment technical services to charity groups, and also software development (both of which are traditionally carried out on a pro bono basis, for some perverse reason), it all smacks of a "double-whammy" as far as I'm concerned.

It is many years now since I realised that I was "in the wrong business", as it were (that is, if I wanted to make anything approaching decent money), but I guess that (at my own stage of the game), there's no turning back now! And (as I said in an email only an hour ago), we may as well try to "do some good" along the way.

Then, of course, there is the other interesting question (and it's one that has been touched on, here, before).

That is:- why should any of us do anything for nothing, just so some other guy can maximise his profits (eg, a tech engaged in a servicing business, perhaps)?

Some (many, perhaps) would say "no way, let the guy go hang" (or whatever). But I believe it really depends upon your perspective, or where you're coming from (and what it is you're trying to do).

As long as some poor tech labouring away in the archetypical "less than ideal conditions" gets a helping hand occasionally, who really cares about the "mercenary" (other words may apply)? And, in either case, we live in hope that the end result will be a machine repaired (or whatever) and made available for the benefit of those who need it.

Believe it or not (and despite many indicators to the contrary) healthcare is meant to be about compassion, not making a quick buck.

In fact my friend,

I work here in Chile only to government hospitals, or public. And I saw with my own eyes people who despairs when a x-ray system is in poor condition and repaired after all are very grateful. And that is called "public service" or "service oriented" in any case, we as electronics and computer engineers, we owe to our work and also receives money in return (this live), and unlike chile in the UK that health is not free, here everything is paid, and depends on your disease is expensive it may cost.

But the main issue here is help, what I offer is technical assistance and information for the solution, and also exchange documentation. I, for example two months ago that I do not get a service manual I need very urgently, the hospital takes 2 months without the system running, and nobody wants to provide such information, knowing who has it, and worse case, the same person I had helped before and delivered technical manuals to solve your problem. The Chinese asked me us $ 1000, then tell me .... you trust?

Dear colleague, was grateful for his words, understanding and support.

H'mmm. Sounds like your Chinese "friend" had you by the "nuts and bolt" there, then. Perhaps you were too open (not to mention, honest) with him regarding your predicament. Sometimes (almost always, in fact) it's best to keep your cards close to your chest, as it were.

Yes, the situation you describe sounds to me like the typical case. That is, lack of resources for tech support. A machine being down for two months may sound bad (especially to "Western" minds), but believe me, I've known (and indeed, remedied) far worse. Eleven years in one (exceptional) case ... yes, the staff were grateful, but no-one had been there long enough to remember the thing working previously (it was a Medicor x-ray system).

I note what you're saying about service manuals (or rather, lack of). But there must have been a set of manuals provided when the unit was first installed. So now we move on to the next "problem" ... being that some selfish [censored] must have "borrowed" them (but on a permanent basis). Perhaps it was the same guy who was trying to sell them (back) to you!

I only wish I could help you.

In fact, hopefully you can help me, I made another post with the request that I ... is for the service manual RX Shimadzu UD150 L30E.
I urge,
Greetings friend, I'll go sleep now.