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- Taken from: http://www.sff.net/people/pff/service.txt
- Written by Pat Fogarty
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- SERVICE PROTOCOLS
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- 1. Do not call for service until everyone concerned has had time to form
- an opinion as to what is wrong. Allow each person a chance to correct
- the problem. Whenever possible, all controls and adjustment screws
- should be turned.
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- 2. After several days, when the machine's malfunction has become a major
- emergency, place an urgent call for service. Fridays are best, but any
- time after 4:00 PM is ok.
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- 3. Alert all personell so that each may give their version of what is
- wrong. Suggestions on how to fix the machine will be welcomed by the
- Field Service Engineer.
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- 4. Before the Field Service Engineer arrives, be sure the service
- history log has been hidden. Make several references to the man who was
- here last week for the same problem.
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- 5. Have at least eight graduate engineers present to ask highly
- technical questions which are in no way related to the problem.
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- 6. The minute the Field Service Engineer arrives, ask what caused the
- delay. Make it clear you expected him two days ago. Before he can
- answer, ask when the machine will be back in service.
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- 7. The machine should be as dirty and greasy as possible; a mixture of
- old oil and pencil sharperner shavings works well. If the machine has
- electronic components, add paperclips and staples.
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- 8. Ask someone to supervise the repair. Someone who has never seen the
- machine before is prefered. Bad breath is a plus.
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- 9. Ask when the machine will be ready. Frequently. Especially when it
- is eight hundred pieces all over the floor.
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- 10. Be sure the lighting is poor in the room where the machine is to be
- repaired. A good Field Service Engineer can fix it blindfolded.
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- 11. If the Field Service Engineer is looking at a schematic, ask if he
- knows what he is doing. Mention that you fixed your toaster last week
- without a schematic.
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- 12. When the repair is complete, tell the Field Service Engineer what a
- good job he did. Mention that it -should- be good, he took long enough.
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- 13. Always try and get the Field Service Engineer to lower the repair
- bill; Field Service Engineers and service companies make too much money
- anyway.
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- 14. After the Field Service Engineer is gone, call his boss. Say that
- the machine is worse now than before. Follow up with a letter CC'd to
- the head office, the Better Business Bureau, and your elected officials.
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- 15. Terms of the repair bill are always "Net Never"
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- 16. Follow these rules on every call, no matter how small the problem.
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