I removed the back, turned it on. The snap was from the CRT neck area. I unplugged the CRT board and hung it loose.Powered set on and looked at the board...the arc/snap showed it was going from one focus pin to the other across the top of the socket plug holes. This CRT socket has two seperate pins together I assume are focus. It's these. Is this a socket issue, do I open it and scrape it, Think it's excessive focus voltage from a bad fly? If socket is bad, wonder if I can pack with silicon RTV... Phil Bader Philip Bader Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976) 3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880 Fax (863) 299-8821 email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Randall Torda wrote: >Check the CRT socket spark gap for carbon tracks or corrosion. >The socket is a special size and is NLA from Mitsubishi. >The bad socket will usually have focus problems, startup or >shutdown problems. Had one about a month ago and that >monster went to the landfill because of NLA parts. > >Autolectrics >Randall Torda >284 Makua Street >Wailuku, HI 96793 > >On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 09:33:34 -0400 Phil Bader <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >writes: > > >>This set is 9 years old.I didn't know Mits made a 40 inch direct view >> >>TV! Or anyone back then. >>Customer said it started out getting as bit blurry (focus poor) then >>a >>series of HV arc- snaps getting worse as time went on. >>Anyone work on these behemouths? >>Phil Bader >> >>-- >> >>Philip Bader >>Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976) >>3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880 >>Fax (863) 299-8821 >>email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> >> >> >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >---- > > >>This Email List is Public. Remove: >>http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm >>Set Vacation >>mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation >>Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login >>Problems?". >>Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >> >> >> >> >----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm >Set Vacation mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation >Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Set Vacation mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/