Thanks to Eric, and Dave Huston, for both sending me the SAMs pdf. manual on this set. I was able to trace the problem to the ABL line, where I found Q204 (SMD) had been scrapped from the bottom of the P.C. board. It was only hanging by a thread. Apparently the set must have been in another shop prior to bringing it to me, cause that's the only way it could have beem damaged (IMO). Q204 part number is 2SC2412, which was a SMD, and the traces were missing,..so I replaced it by drilling a 3rd hole (2-holes were already drilled), and mounted a regular T0-18 case type transistor from the top side of board, and hard wired it from the bottom side. I used an old Zenith transistor 121-447 that I had in stock for many years. It crossed to an ECG123A, which had a higher current rating then the original 2SC2412 SMD. Comment: This job required the skill of a Surgeons hands, and brains, to complete,...but,....I didn't make $200-500 / hr. on this job. ;-) LLW LeRoy Westlund Westlund TV & Electronics 97 North Main " I forgot,..to remember,.. Centerfield, UT 84622-0087 to forget " Ph./Fax 435-528-3822 mailto:LLW@xxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: Eric Manuel <tvman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Friday, June 03, 2005 4:19 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: JCV AV-27820 Dark picture - Brightness hasno effect. >Leroy I have the print it,s 2.7 megs can you recieve it Eric > > > Eric >E M Electronics >Deer Lake Nfld >Canada >tvman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >Jerry Wilkinson wrote: >> i had one that had a bad disk cap loading the abl off >> the flyback it feeds a brightness limiter circuit when >> i unsoldered it the pix came on and actually worked >> without it...Scotty >> >> --- LeRoy Westlund <llw@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> >>>Hi, >>>This JVC has a very Drak picture. Brightness has no >>>effect at all. >>>Voltages on CRT module are OK. Screen 402 volts, and >>>is adjustabe. >>>200 volt siuce is 175 volts. CRT tests "very good". >>>Some resistors look overheated, and can't read the >>>values on R526, R941, & >>>R544. >>>Working without a schematic. Anybody have anything >>>on this one ? >>> >>>Any help is appreciated, as usual. >>>LLW >>> >>>LeRoy Westlund >>>Westlund TV & Electronics >>>97 North Main " I >>>forgot,..to remember,.. >>>Centerfield, UT 84622-0087 to forget " >>>Ph./Fax 435-528-3822 >>>mailto:LLW@xxxxxxxxxx >>> >>> >>> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- >> >>>This Email List is Public. Remove: >>>http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm >>>Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and >>>select "Login Problems?". >>>Appliance Repair List: >>> >> >> http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/chatjoin.htm#app >> >>>Email Archives: >>>//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >>> >> >> >> >> JERRY WILKINSON >> SCOTTY'S TV SERVICE >> LIVONIA MICHIGAN >> >> >> >> __________________________________ >> Discover Yahoo! >> Use Yahoo! to plan a weekend, have fun online and more. Check it out! >> http://discover.yahoo.com/ >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- >> This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm >> Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >> Appliance Repair List: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/chatjoin.htm#app >> Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >> >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- >This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm >Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >Appliance Repair List: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/chatjoin.htm#app >Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Appliance Repair List: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/chatjoin.htm#app Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/