recondition/repair timing equipment

In general it is always better to service and recondition equipment. Prices of new equipment will most likely continue to rise as the euro/dollar exchange rate makes the import of equipment from Europe more expensive.

ALGE equipment can by rebuilt and serviced at the PST shop. All ALGE devices can have individual components replaced and/or upgraded.

TAG equipment by and large must be sent back to Switzerland for repair as most of their components are sealed in blocks of resin.

Repairs at the PST shop are done on a parts plus labor basis. Customers are notified if the technician does not think that repairs will be a good investment. The customer then has the option to have the piece returned or have a "parts" trade in where they receive a small reduction on the price of a new replacement.

Timers that are on the "FIS" list are always worth repairing if they can interface as a "time base" with SST or other software.

Start gates do wear out as they are mechanical. Sometimes it is best to repair a gate with an amp in it and keep it for a headset amp or spare.

ALGE photocells can have any plastic, metal, or circuit board component replaced. The only time and ALGE cell cannot be repaired in our experience is when it get tilled and spit out the powder maker. We did salvage the main circuit board on that one though.

PST is committed to protecting the investments of their customers. Sending equipment in for evaluation is the only sure way to determine the costs involved. Our shop works on timing and display equipment year round.

Thanks, but let me rephrase my question. What I was wondering about was more preventive maintenance. In my case, older Heuer 505's that are working fine. Can you identify any components about to fail, or just historically need replacing? Since they would need to go back to Heuer, I'm not sure it's wortwhile in the absents of any real problems.

The printer will die eventually. Sending it in for servicing will not keep the printer from dying. If it ain't broke...

These are no longer being serviced. When it dies, it will need to be replaced with something else. I would have an idea of what you are looking for in advance. The printer will mostly likely be the first thing to die.

On a side note, while it works, and is Homologated, this is a 20+ year old technology. Would you use a computer for 20 years?

Jenna