Does it go into shutdown after a few seconds? I had RCA recently that had a shorted HOT, and an open blue rectangular cap that caused a narrow, dim picture, and shutdown. I am not sure which cap it was, but there are only 3 or 4 in the horizontal circuit to check. HTH Kevin Wilks Kevin's TV & Video Repair Penticton BC Canada kevintv@xxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Thomas Woodward Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 8:38 AM To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TechAssist] CTC 177 Pulls in from sides after start up Hello I have a CTC 177 that is pulling in on the sides a few seconds after start up I have replaced the stk-730 which was shorted Now I have the horizontal problem Any suggestions Thanks Tom -- Thomas S. Woodward Multimedia Networks Manager Master tech 09165 Simmons College 300 The Fenway Boston Ma. 02115 617-521-2764 617-893-9226 (Cell) mailto:woodwart@xxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/