You have to bypass the pip module, just not remove it.There are a few capacitor's that couple the lumanance and chromance signals. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Mielke" <maintv2004@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2005 11:40 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Mitsubishi VS45501, chassis VZ4, dim picture. >I have a Mitsubishi VS45501, chassis VZ4 made in 1997 that has a dim >picture > that is too bright. It does not have retrace and does not shutdown. The > customer said the problem started gradually. I have replaced IC200 > (CXA2095S) per winstips and checked all the electrolytics and transistors > around that IC. The brightness and contrast controls change the OSD bars > but there is no change in the picture. Color and tint controls work > normally. I removed the PIP module and the picture is still bright, of > course with no video, and the OSD is still dim. Has anyone seen this > before? TIA, John. > John Mielke > Main TV > 636 Main St > Longmont, Co 80501 > 303 776 6955 > 303 776 0792 fax > www.longmontmaintv.com > maintv2004@xxxxxxxxxxx > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This Email List is accessible to the general public through search > engines. 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 accessible to the general public through search engines. 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/