Gary; Is that a 60 cycle bar that runs from the bottom to the top, or does it start somewhere mid-screen? -Ed- Tel-Tek Electronics Midland, Ontario Canada. teltek2@xxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary McCartney" <number63@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 10:46 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Mitsubishi Tv CS2723C chas WM1-A-C23R, thin lines down left side of screen [update #2] > > Well, I really felt that I had a chance to get this problem fixed with a > new STRS5141G regulator. I installed a new one, and it's the exact same. > The washed out band which crawls up the screen is what is bothering me > the most, because it wasn't there when I first got the set running. Does > anyone have any ideas on this? > > > Thanks. > > > > > > Gary McCartney > > McCartney Electronics > 7134 Fife Rd, RR 7 > Guelph Ontario Canada N1H 6J4 > Fax: (519)821-1530 > email: number63 (at) inetsonic.com > > > > > > My first updated message: > > I have now replaced every electrolytic cap on the deflection board > except for the one by the standby transformer and the one by the relay. > Also replaced every elctro. cap on the CRT board. Still have the lines > at the left side of screen. > > Today, as I was replacing some caps, I noticed another problem. On > brighter scenes, there is a 6" high band across the screen which slowly > rises up to the top of the screen. When this band is seen, there is no > chroma inside of it, and the video is washed out inside of it. Also > inside the band, there seems to be a bit of ripple from the horizontal. > This wasn't apparent for the first while I was working on the unit, but > I don't have any idea if I did something to make this problem or not, or > if was there all along and I just didn't notice it. I back-tracked by > re-installing all the original caps from the point where I knew I never > saw the problem. I am somewhat suspecting the regulator IC, STRS5141G > but I don't have one in stock. While I was at it I replaced the vertical > output IC LA7838. Nothing has helped. Made sure I installed all my caps > with the correct polarity. > > > Thanks for any help. > > > > > Gary McCartney > > McCartney Electronics > 7134 Fife Rd, RR 7 > Guelph Ontario Canada N1H 6J4 > Fax: (519)821-1530 > email: number63 (at) inetsonic.com > > > > > > > > My original message: > > This is a 27" Mitsubishi TV model CS2723C, chassis WM1-A-C23R. On the > very left side of the screen, there are about 8 faint lines that run up > and down the whole height of the screen. These lines are about 1/4" wide > and spaced apart by about the same amount or a bit more. They only show > up under certain screen brightness and colors. I have changed about a > dozen caps in the power supply and around the flyback, etc. Some of > these caps smelled fishy. > Does anyone have a tip with a specific part that has solved this > problem? I've spend too much time on it. > > Thanks for any help. > -- > > > > Gary McCartney > > McCartney Electronics > 7134 Fife Rd, RR 7 > Guelph Ontario Canada N1H 6J4 > Fax: (519)821-1530 > email: number63 (at) inetsonic.com > ------------------------------------------ > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > http://www.techassist.net/forms/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.techassist.net/forms/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.techassist.net/forms/change.html ------------------------------------------ ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/