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MEXICOWANDERER
Nov 23, 2017Explorer
- Large dealerships usually rely on one or two individuals for electrical diagnosis and repair - revealed by asking at dealerships
- Pay.Simple. Tell the tech that shops pay non flat rate of $25/hr.
- Does not have to be accurate - the tech will reveal his pay grade at the dealership. Call it blabbing/whining/envy
- Look in hometown yellow pages under ELECTRIC REPAIR AUTOMOTIVE.Start calling around
- If they reply YES to RV electrical ask the following question
- Can you zero my (use Xantrex as bait) house battery bank amp hour meter
- The slightest hesitation means NO keep looking
- Automotive electrical rebuilders are a potential. For this you need to visit and see if they are a garbage can grade parts replacer, selling someone else's remanufactured product
- Many competent businesses cannot house recreational vehicles
- Any self-declared electrical specialist anywhere: Ask how they measure amperage in a circuit
- Finding a good tech is not easy these days but knowing how to weed out the worst is a great help
- I have met decent plumbing mechanics, decent bodymen and carpenters in RV ---
DEALER--- (they sell new RV's) but have never encountered a really talented electrical tech - They do not stick around for the same reason you wouldn't --- on a bet.
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