Damon, i have the service manual in PDF if you want it, Also have just about any manual for Hitachi. Mike On Thu, 11 Oct 2001 21:29:51 -0500, techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > Hey thanks Joe! > > Just got back to that job and you are right, the comb filter is bad. You > have any info on what capacitors go bad? I looked and I suspect those > aluminum caps, but there's a lot of electrolytics in there too. > The video input is clean , but I found distortion on the video output and > the horiz pulse output. > Thanks, > Damon Brunger > damon101@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Telrad Electronic Services > Ft Wayne, IN 46815 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "joe weaver" <weavel@xxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 9:08 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Hitachi 60sx1k -AP 14 chassis. Big Pix Bending, > poor sync > > > > > > hi damon, > > these hitachi sets are notorious for this...change all sm caps in comb > > filter and pip module...i own one of these sets and have to do this every > > couple years....good luck joe > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <damon101@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: "TechAssist" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 9:24 AM > > Subject: [TechAssist] Hitachi 60sx1k -AP 14 chassis. Big Pix Bending, poor > > sync > > > > > > > Hello everyone, > > > > > > Recently worked on a Hitachi PTV ap14 chassis with darker than normal > > picture, no or erratic vertical sync and horizontal bending only at the > > bottom 1/3 or top 1/3 (not at the same time). > > > > > > I tested the sync signal at the vertical output and horiz drive using > the > > NTSC generator and found that they were locked to the generator. Also > tested > > the power supply and found about 2 volts of ripple on C952, C957 & C958. > > Gonna replace those caps... > > > > > > I checked the PIP and here is my concern: The small Picture is not > present > > using video 2 (Pip's main source is only Video 2) and is replaced by a > green > > field. Video 2 is present on big picture so the failure point must be in > the > > PIP. The customer doesn't care to have the PIP replaced unless it fixes > his > > scrambled Big Picture. Has anybody seen the Big Picture lose sync in the > > Pip? Yet the horiz/vert outputs are locked to the sync. Slightly weird set > > of symptoms, I would have guessed bad sync at the outputs and looked at > > power supply, or the video jungle IC for starters. Any help would be > > appreciated, I only get 2 or 3 Hitachi units a year. > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > Damon Brunger > > > damon101@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Telrad Electronic Services > > > Ft Wayne, IN 46815 > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > 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. > > > > 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. Get It Fixed At Rochester Electronics 630 West Ridge Rd. Rochester, NY 14615 716.663.6870 www.RochesterElectronicsRepair.com _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/ 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.