just a question, but are you sure that when there's a problem the led's don't turn red. al marquardt ampm@xxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "jbc" <jbc@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <primetvcr@xxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 3:34 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: 53SBX59B Hitachi dead > > After spending more time on this unit, AP93 chassis, and downloading > troubleshooting file > from Hitachi, which is pretty good, I think this is a computer problem. > > The power supply is running, all 8 green LED's are ON, and 1 red one at normal > brightness. > The red one might run extra bright or blink depending on problems. > > There is a note that the vertical sweep will be killed if in the IIC service > mode. > The customer said the set went dead when maid was cleaning set. > One set up mode is entered by hitting INPUT and POWER which in on the front > panel, and MENU to exit. The MENU has no effect that I can see. > > The POWER button will turn the set ON and OFF. > The remote will turn set ON but NOT off. > > I use the PonyProgram to read the 24C04 EEPROM and the data looks strange. > Of course I do not know exactly what it should look like as this is my first set > of this > type. It has mostly 00 for five lines and FF for 19 lines. > > There is a reset button on the PCB for convergence reset that I have not pushed > yet. > > I downloaded the schematic, but it is hard to read, but the training material is > very good. > > This is an interesting problem. > > Joe Batchelor > > graytv wrote: > > > Hi JBC, > > I recently had a Hitachi PTV in the shop with the LED's in the power supply > > that are supposed to help in troubleshooting. Used these and the flow charts > > from Hitachi, which told me that the power supply was ok and there was a > > secondary load holding the power supply down. Wasted a lot of time checking > > each line and found nothing. Replaced the reglator (and a couple of > > borderline caps), and the set fire up and has not come back. > > Just my experience with these beasts. > > Good luck, Russ Gray > > Gray's Electronics Inc. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: jbc <jbc@xxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 10:29 AM > > Subject: [TechAssist] 53SBX59B Hitachi dead > > > > > > > > 53SBX59B Hitachi dead. > > > 8 green LED' s light up. All supplies seem good. > > > > > > No vert sweep. Voltages on output IC seen normal. > > > No picture > > > No sound > > > No OSD > > > > > > I have downloaded the schematic from Hitachi, but it is chopped up in many > > > sections. > > > The vertical drive will jump across many pages and goes back to the Signal > > PCB > > > on plug PSD2-10 > > > but from there who knows where. > > > > > > There are almost no tips on the Hitachi website. > > > > > > I have not found the vertical oscillator. Still looking. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > > Make your TechAssist database better! > > > Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > > > ------------------------------------------ > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: > > > mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > > Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the > > > SUBJECT field to the address above. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > Make your TechAssist database better! > > Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > > ------------------------------------------ > > To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: > > mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the > > SUBJECT field to the address above. > > ------------------------------------------ > Make your TechAssist database better! > Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > ------------------------------------------ > To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: > mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the > SUBJECT field to the address above. > > > ------------------------------------------ Make your TechAssist database better! Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ ------------------------------------------ To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the SUBJECT field to the address above.