may be the grease was to quet the squeeling coils and flyback! :>) Robert tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx H & H Electronics Inc Dallas, TX ----- Original Message ----- From: "becyn" <becyn@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 10:00 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: I've gotta ask > Wayne, > > Thats pretty funny! > I wonder if the "tech" did some kind of ceremonial dance to excise the evil > spirits in the tuner as well? > > Jim McVey > McVey Alltronix > 327 Broadway > Newburgh Ny 12550 > ph: 845 561 8383 > fx: 845 561 9017 > Consumer electronics & > computer service. > Factory authorized for > over twenty brands. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wayne Vanaman" <Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 9:50 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] I've gotta ask > > > > Just pulled a CTC187 chassis with typical TOB solder problems. > > > > Somebody had discarded the top cover for the tuner, and carefully > "greased" > > the tabs on the bottom cover with some kind of silicon grease. They also > > applied whatever this was to the solder connection on the F connector at > the > > shield. > > > > The bottom cover was factory solder. It had never been pulled. > > > > Has anyone heard of, what, a wives tale or something, about this? Is > there > > some "logic" that I am missing? > > > > > > Wayne Vanaman > > Omega Electronics > > 6904 W Fairfield Dr > > Pensacola, Fl. 32506-3310 > > > > Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > WWW.PensacolaTVRepair.Com > > > > 850-456-5995 voice > > 850-458-6369 fax > > > > > **************************************************************************** > * > > CHECK OUT THE NEW CHATROOM! Just login and click on chat! > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm > > The Tech Address Book: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm > > Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm > > Lost Password: > > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". > > Email Archives: > > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > > **************************************************************************** * > CHECK OUT THE NEW CHATROOM! Just login and click on chat! > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm > The Tech Address Book: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm > Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ***************************************************************************** CHECK OUT THE NEW CHATROOM! Just login and click on chat! http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/