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February 2010 Issue

 

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Feature articles

Compressors at their 'instant of start'. Part two of two. Jim Johnson concludes his article on the 'instant of start' and goes on to describe all that it means.... (page 16).

 

What to do about online negative reviews . Captain Toolhead broaches a topic
that may come up from time to time (page 18)

 

Troubleshooting

This month's challenge concerns a cooling system problem that needs a solution. Jim Johnson takes you through the problem and you get to figure out how to fix it. Technical Training Associates offers prizes to the winners. The names of October 09's Troubleshooting challenge winners are listed (page 10).

 

Industry News:

Bombshell in service software: RossWare acquires Creative Logics. Former rivals, these two companies have long made software systems designed to manage service operations, ranging from call-taking and call-management to scheduling, dispatch, job management, inventory control and much more. Read more about Rossware's acquisition (page 4).

 

  • DOE's appliance rebate program staggers in across the nation (page 4)
  • The who, what and which of rebates differ by state (page 5).
  • more...

 

Association News:

This month, items from the associations' newsletters, a regular part of ASN, include:

  • From USA: The President's message: counterfeit money, check fraud alert, and more (page 19)
  • From PSA: What good are technicians? (page 23).
  • and lots of other things ...

 

 

Columnists:

  • "In search for 'safe' investments. . . " —Lynott

  • "It ain't easy being green" —Staats
  • "Troubleshooting a follow-up call on a split system that's blowing warm air. . . " —Johnson
  • "The basics to staying legal if you sell goods or services online " —Steingold