BTW, I don't bitch about most TV failures. Just had a bad moment today. I suppose I'm entitled to at least one outbreak per year, eh. 'try to keep it down for a few more months. -- Best regards, Bil Green PC 1000 Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546 760-924-1000 mailto:tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx Wednesday, June 16, 2004, 7:49:40 PM, you wrote: RMdbaCT> Right On Greg! RMdbaCT> Country TV RMdbaCT> Ron Miller RMdbaCT> Inez, TX. 77968 RMdbaCT> ----- Original Message ----- RMdbaCT> From: "Greg Smith" <gaserv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> RMdbaCT> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> RMdbaCT> Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 9:43 PM RMdbaCT> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: PTV Unusaul Coolant Leak - Fixed >> Bill, >> I guess your probably a service center only & don't sell TV's, RMdbaCT> 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 RMdbaCT> 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 RMdbaCT> 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 RMdbaCT> 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. 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