Yes, I understand bypassing the PIP. I do it often on direct view sets. But in this case, pulling the module did not change anything or adding the caps did not change the brightness level (the OSD was still dim). This PIP module does not have any surface-mount caps on it. John. John Mielke Main TV 636 Main St Longmont, Co 80501 303 776 6955 303 776 0792 fax www.longmontmaintv.com maintv2004@xxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rochester TV" <rochester.tv@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2005 12:03 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Mitsubishi VS45501, chassis VZ4, dim picture. > 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/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/