> The customer has brought this set in 5 times for > a > "dead set" condition. > The first 4 times I played it for weeks and found > no problem other than a slight short vertical at > the top, which corrected itself quickly. > A few weeks ago he said that the set was not > working again, and would I come and check it > there. > I agreed, and found that it had sound but no > picture and apparently no high voltage. > Using the old NE2 neon bulb trick, I could detect > High voltage around Q777, but not around the > flyback. > No ammount of beating, twisting, or pushing would > restore operation however. > The set is now back in the shop and It WORKS. > No, there is nothing wrong with the customers > voltage, checked that while the set wasn't > playing. > I have pulled the sweep/power supply/convergence > board out anyway, expecting to at least find some > bad solder. > The only bad solder I can see, even with high > magnification, is on pins 11 and 12 of the blue > convergence amp. yet, the convergence is ok. > Quite frankly I don't have a clue about what to > do > to make this set play reliably, other than to > resolder the ihvt, etc. > I don't think the driver transformer is at fault > as > hv was detected at the hor. output transistor. > Would the slight, temporary, vertical short scan > be > a factor??? > Convergence IC??? > Does anyone have any suggestions?????? > Thanks > ===== Walter Wood Future Tech Home Center 2786 Hwy. 43 N. Lawrenceburg Tn. 38464 931-829-3337 Fax 931-829-4044 mailto:wwood_38478@xxxxxxxxx __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/change.html ------------------------------------------ ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/