I had a problem like that, and it was the focus-screen divider block. Pete E-mail message Sender: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx From: ELECTRONICACE@xxxxxxx Date: Mon, Sep 17, 2001, 9:02pm To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TechAssist] Re: [Fwd: Proscan PS35153 (CTC169BJ5) "snaps" heard in CRT neck,... Reply=A0to: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on these types of rca's i've seen quite a few bad crt sockets that arc,giving a sympton that appears to be crt arching.If not then it probably is crt. good luck. Paul @ Gptv In a message dated 9/17/01 6:08:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, philbad@xxxxxxxxxx writes: Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 18:05:23 -0400 =A0From: Phil Bader <philbad@xxxxxxxxxx> =A0Organization: Jan Phyl TV Inc. Winter Haven, Fl. Estab. 1976 =A0To: "CONSUMERELREPAIR-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" =A0<CONSUMERELREPAIR-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> =A0This is a direct view 35".Customer said it would "lose pix and sound".In =A0shop it came on OK but after about 15 min. I could hear a muffled =A0arc(like when it's inside the CRT neck)and saw the pix lose focus =A0momentarly.I think the arc may have locked the micro for him.With the =A0back off I zeroed in with my ears to the CRT neck assy as the origin of =A0the sound.I've heard 25 years of CRT guns arcing (like Zeniths!)and this =A0sounds like that. Now, this TV uses a seperate G2/focus assembly from =A0the flyback. Could this focus block failing INDUCE the heard arc? Or is =A0this CRT toast? Help make your TechAssist online repair tips database better! Submit your fixes here: http://www.circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips To unsubscribe write to: techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the subject line.