COVID-19
We are working under Alert Level 2 conditions. All our services are running normally but please follow the procedures we have in place to protect our staff and the community.
For official information visit the Government COVID-19 website.
Repair delays
Due to staffing changes and having a technician on holiday there will be delays in assessing and completing some repairs.
Pricing change
We have increased our minimum (inspection) fees for repairs and increased some of our television recycling prices.
See our price list for further information.
We try and keep or prices as low as possible but we must charge enough in order to supply a professional service and to maintain a high degree of environmental protection.
Our labour prices are still low compared to others in the industry.
DO NOT DUMP ITEMS
We have had a number of cases where items for recycling are dumped at our premises or left in the letterbox.
PLEASE TALK TO STAFF BEFORE LEAVING ANY ITEMS WITH US.
There is usually a $5 handling fee. Many items have low scrap value and also require processing for achieving a good environmental outcome.
For sale
Our online shop is now operating. It is still under development so please let us know if you experience any problems.
Check out our Trade Me account for deals that save you money and save our environment.
Contact us if you need any cables, common, obscure, or vintage parts, microwave oven assemblies, power tool parts, or electronic components. We may be able to help you.
Wanted
Bulk lots of antistatic bags, motherboard boxes, and HDD storage receptacles.
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Tag Archives: humour
Handy reference chart for plug pinouts
<humour> This is a reference chart for plug pinouts. We can rely on xkcd to give us some good, reliable information. </humour>
Moore’s Law for corporate computer repair
Given the amount of stuff coming through for recycling from our corporate clients this pretty much sums it up. Save
Patently obvious
I was doing some searching on the internet for images of microwave oven parts when good old Google offered up this patent in amongst the search results. It was a patent for a method of wiring up microwave ovens filed … Continue reading
I’ve done a lot of screwing
I’ll probably get in trouble with everyone about the title of this post but at least it got your attention. Anyway, as a technician I do a lot of screwing (we are only talking about screwdrivers here ok) so having … Continue reading
Plastics and change
And boy, just how things have changed! Like a lot of good cartoons this one speaks volumes. It highlights societal change over generations. It shows the increasing environmental awareness amongst the younger generation. It shows the cycle from new product … Continue reading
Exposure of pregnant women
The title will probably raise another “what on earth has this got to do with Ecotech Services” question so let me explain. I was doing a bit of research on manganese dioxide, one of the materials in alkaline batteries, when … Continue reading
E-waste and volcanoes
Here is another cartoon from Alex Hallatt’s Arctic Circle that is related to the work we do.
More spam for a scam
This scam arrived in my inbox: (spam links removed) Hi My name is Prof. Dr. Richard Goran, “Gentlemen, finance me and help me improve this and all the planet will afford energy”. Here’s what 71 year old Dustin Grey from … Continue reading
Fossil fuels
Here at Ecotech Services we pride ourselves in limiting the use of non-renewable resources. The big one of course is fossil fuels, particularly petroleum, so when I got a spam email inviting me to invest in a petroleum project I … Continue reading
Lost in translation
I came across this sticker on a no name piece of rubbish masquerading as weigh scales. I am pretty sure that the sticker is supposed to say “Warranty void if removed”. Not only is the English complete nonsense but there … Continue reading