And if the suggestion below doesn't fix it change the jungle IC, I had that problem once on a RCA. Al Marquardt ampm@xxxxxxx Al Marquardt Electronic Repair 206 W Main Girardville Pa. 17935 ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Mielke" <maintv2004@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 4:37 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: GE TV 27GT613-CTC177BH2 No vertical hold >I think your problem is the eeprom, or rather the data stored in it. If >you > can get into the service menu, change the vertical height parameter to any > value below 31, the normal setting would be about 18. If you disconect the > antenna you may be able to see the service menu numbers. > If you have an eeprom programer, check address 10-A, the first digit > should > be 0 or 1 and the average should be 09. Or of course you can replace the > eeprom but you may then need to setup the tuner parameters. Any time the > vertical height parameter is above 32 you will have no vertical sync. HTH, > John. > John Mielke > Main TV > 636 Main St > Longmont, Co 80501 > 303 776 6955 > 303 776 0792 fax > www.longmontmaintv.com > maintv2004@xxxxxxxxxxx > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John H Smit" <jsm@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 10:06 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] GE TV 27GT613-CTC177BH2 No vertical hold > > >> Hello to all. >> This GE TV 27GT613-CTC177 BH2 has a fast vertical roll. >> I thought this to be a piece of cake,but by now it gives me a hard time >> >> I have checked the voltages on the vert IC U4501 and they are all within >> specs. >> Only the frequencies are 45 hz on pin one and pin 3 instead of 59 hz. >> And on pin 5 the vert out I get a horizontal frequency of 15734 Hz >> >> I have checked C4505-C4506 they are OK >> I am running out of idea's and am wondering if someone has a clue to this >> problem. >> thank you in advance >> John H Smit >> Smit's TV Service >> Box10 >> Gunnison Utah 84634 >> 800-355-4948 Phone&Fax >> 435-528-7955 Phone&Fax >> jsm@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/ >> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/