Right On Greg! Country TV Ron Miller Inez, TX. 77968 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Smith" <gaserv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 9:43 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: PTV Unusaul Coolant Leak - Fixed > Bill, > I guess your probably a service center only & don't sell TV's, because > if you did you would not be bitchin about something that is your source of > income. I sell TV's & can honestly say that Toshiba is by far the least > troublesome TV that we sell & service. I have only repaired 3 Toshiba's > under warranty since I've been selling them for many years. I can't say > that about the RCA's, Zenith's, & Hitachi's (even though Hitachi's are > excellent sets). You must have a Toshiba dealer in your area that sells a > ton of them because they have one of the best failure rates of any brand & > are one of the easiest to repair. The 65HX81 is a 3-4 yr old set that has > had a very good track record. I suspect someone worked on this set before > you got it. I sell hundreds of Toshiba's & have seen less than 1% of the > sets grey scale off out of the box. The only gripe I have is their > packaging is not as good as most. I can also say that if you took a poll of > the tech's on this forum that they will agree that they see fewer problems > with Toshiba's than any other brand. Guess you haven't seen many Samsung, > Akai, Panasonic, Mitsubishi, Zenith's & the 2 worst NAP & RCA's projo's, > which are job security for your repair shop. Be pleased when you have work. > Toshiba TV's are like the old Chrysler transmissions for the transmission > shop, the shop would go under if it wasn't for Chevy & Ford's. Greg > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bil Green" <tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: ".TECHASSIST @ freelists . org" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 5:44 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] PTV Unusaul Coolant Leak - Fixed > > > > Toshiba PTV > > Model 65HX81 > > Symptom: no power > > > > Just finished repairing this set. It was so hard to figure where the > > leak was that I thought this may help someone else (other interesting > > defects found) > > > > 1. Troubleshot > > 2. Located and replaced open 2A circuit protector in power supply - > > at this time a portion of the green CRT (picture tube) circuit > > board immediately started burning up > > 3. Examined area around green CRT and found a few drops of liquid > > leaking from the CRT onto the circuit board (cause of burning). > > 4. Removed the green CRT/assembly - checked carefully for leaks (no > > longer leaking! - so obvious sign as to where it leaked from) > > 5. After hours of waiting for it to leak, and more tests, a loose > > filler plug was found (buried under silicone sealant). We added > > more coolant, tightened it (was not leaking at this time), and > > sealed it with silicone sealant. > > 6. Repaired burnt wiring on green CRT board > > 7. Reinstalled green CRT/assembly > > 8. Adjusted convergence controls > > 9. Tightened loose lens wing nuts (not done properly at factory) > > 10. Cemented totally loose convergence adjustment tabs (another > > big mistake at factory) > > > > DOES TOSHIBA SUCK OR WHAT? - This is not the first time I am seen > > loose lens wing nuts, not to mention almost every direct view Toshiba > > I see having very green grey scale. But then it is good for business. > > > > -- > > Best regards, > > > > Bil Green > > PC 1000 > > Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546 > > 760-924-1000 mailto:tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > > Lost Password: > > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > Email Archives: > > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.703 / Virus Database: 459 - Release Date: 6/10/2004 > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/