Agreed...resolder the entire sweep circuit , whether they look good or not. Recently I have purchased a magnifying headset from MCM # 22-7810 ( Page 538 in their current catalog) for $9.......with these you can easily resolder ALL connections and actually see precisely what you are doing hands free! Makes resoldering dense areas easy..... ========================== Jeff Stielau Shoreline Electronics Repair 344 East Main Street Clinton,CT 06413 860-399-1861 860-664-3535 (fax) jstielau@xxxxxxxx ======================== "If you push something hard enough it will fall over." Fudd's First Law of Opposition - Sir Sidney Fudd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter W. Blakeman" <pwblakeman@xxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 3:13 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: CTC169 vertical > I have a CTC169 with the same problem. It will play all day then the > vert. will collapse. I went over the board with cool spay, but no luck. I > will try what you guys have posted. > Peter Blakeman > Blakeman Electronics > Tyler, Tx > > On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 00:51:09 -0500 "al m" <ampm@xxxxxxx> writes: > > Check C4511 It is a box cap toward the front of the board. I've had > > bad > > solder on this and internal breaks on it. Try tapping on it. > > Al Marquardt > > ampm@xxxxxxx > > Al Marquardt Electronic Repair > > 206 W Main > > Girardville Pa. 17935 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Peter oliver" <oliver_peter1@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 12:15 AM > > Subject: [TechAssist] CTC169 vertical > > > > > > > > > > > > > Have several CTC169 sets with intermittant vertical problems, > > > (intermittant fluttering/colapse) Have checked the capactiors and > > > connections following schematic no effect get worse when warm- tap > > sensitive > > > in generalized way. Can desensitize (at least as a temporay test > > measure) > > by > > > placing shims under board to deflect board upward. since hese sets > > use a > > > moldulated flyback drive to run the vertilcal. I have seen several > > tips on > > > vertical problems to replace the flyback. Any one have any > > historys on how > > > often it is necessary to replace the flyback in ctc 169's to cure > > a > > vertical > > > problem... > > > > > > Peter Oliver > > > Tucson Radio TV > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Check your PC for viruses with the FREE McAfee online computer > > scan. > > > http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 > > > > > > > > > ************************************************************************* > *** > > * > > > 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/ > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! > Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! > Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! > **************************************************************************** * > 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/