Dan, This is very common for many RCA/GE units and more. Power light flashes..it is in child lock mode. Jeff mailto:Jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.9-11-2001tragedy.com FAX 1-413-280-0677 Intrepid Video & Electronics Harrisburg, PA 17111 717-909-8844 www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net www.thetoolcaddy.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Webster TV" <webstertv@xxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 3:45 PM Subject: [TechAssist] GE TV/VCR M#13TVR60-Ch#TVR1/2A > > Customer brought this combo unit in with tape stuck in vcr, I removed the > tape manually and tried unit, when first plugged in the video head starts to > rotate and the power LED blinks approx. six times and thats it. I have no > service manual for this unit and checked on the cost of one and they said > $40-$60. I checked voltage sources on power supply board as they were marked > on the board. The only voltage that is off considerably is the 5v and it > reads 2.8v. I traced this back to IC #IP02 have 5v on pin 1&2 and 0v on pin > 3 and 2.8 on pin 4. Don't know if this IC is a 5v reg. or what? Also voltage > on HOT collector is 108v, which seems low with no drain on transister. Any > ideas or common problems with these sets? As usual the customer had the set > given to her and doesn't want to spend much on it, any help would be > appreciated! > > > > Dan Webster > Webster's TV > Shullsburg, Wi. > > ================================= > Help make your TechAssist database better! > Submit your fixes here: http://circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips > ================================= > To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: > mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > ================================= Help make your TechAssist database better! Submit your fixes here: http://circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips ================================= To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe