I had this same prob and it took forever to find. changed all the same components and I to thought it was fixed but sadly it came back a week later. Found the problen to be a bad connection on a zenior diode D5001 I belive located in the center - frontof the sweep bd. Check it before releasing. Tony Saracco TCS ELECTRONICS Elgin , IL 60120 847-695-1928 tcselectronics@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip Bader" <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 3:37 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Mitsubishi CS3515R sides fluctuate,jagged in 30 sec.FIX > Power this 35 inch TV on and in 30 seconds, as the CRT warms to full > brightness the left and right sides erratically fluctuate inward several > inches, like the regulation is collapsing.Some jagged "christmas > tree-ing" as well. > After replacing all bad electrolytics around the SMPS, which was most > all (another shop seems to have done that to the vertical already) > Replaced C921,963,925,930,960,926,C5H9,C914,916. > Among them all the 2200mdf caps. > Still did the same symptom. > After finally changing the STRS5141G all was cured. > I guess the bad caps stresses the regulator. > This chassis does not have the usual PIP module. > Phil Bader > -- > Philip Bader > Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976) > 3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880 > Fax (863) 299-8821 > email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > **************************************************************************** * > Classifieds! Buy or Sell! > http://sell.tech-assist.org > 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/ > > ***************************************************************************** Classifieds! Buy or Sell! http://sell.tech-assist.org 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/