Walter, I had one that drove me nuts until I checked ALL of the electrolytics in the power supply. Found a couple of high ESR caps that solved the problem. Leonard G. Caillouet Service Manager Electronics World Gainesville, FL 352-332-5608 352-332-5668 (fax) ----- Original Message ----- From: "walter wood" <wwood_38478@xxxxxxxxx> To: "Tech Assist" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 11:10 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Hitachi 46UX13K very intermittent > > > > > 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/ ------------------------------------------ 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/