I could get a schematic, there are official philips dealers which sell them, but they're about €30, and the customers don't want the repairs to cost that much. I've never sold these sets, so to me it's not worth buying a schem. When there's no cable signal with PAL, you get snow. I'm having a tough time with this one, first i suspected the PAL decoder (TDA8366 - find datasheet on www.semiconductors.philips.com ) because i had no RGB output there, but it works fine in an other set. Problem is, the only indications for voltages i find are +8 and +13, the others just have measurement point numbers, so i'd like to have a schem or a service manual to compare them with. Tough sets to work on... TIA Stefaan Van Slycken Van Slycken Elektro, Waasmunster, BE. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Al L" <alleathe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 6:27 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Philips CTV MD1.1 lightning Without a schematic, I would look for the 8 and 13 volt regs,but they might be high because there is no load.Where would you get a schematic in Belgium,if i may ask?Can you compare the crt voltages with a similar crt?Thats where I would start for no brightness. My advice may be all wrong if you use a different system there in Belgium,since I once heard the screen is black in England with no signal,so who knows? May we have some details, as to size of set, and whether PAL system is high bright without signal,or black? Good luck.al Al Leatherman 224 Rt. 46 Mine Hill, NJ. 07803 973-361-5796 WWW.ALS-TV.NET ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stefaan Van Slycken" <vanslycken@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 5:05 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Philips CTV MD1.1 lightning > This is a philips CTV set with MD1.1 chassis (which is a lot like MD1.2, MD2.1 and the like), struck by lightning. It was switched off at the time. > I get a green light, Horizontal and Vertical signals are present but screen stays black. I get a DC voltage on the R, G and B taps of the CRT. I put the tuner PCB (with IF, PAL decoder etc) in a good TV and it worked fine, so that's not the cause. I notice that the "+8V" and "+13V" are 11V and 15V respectively. I have no schematic or other voltage indications I can refer to. > Any help? > TIA > Stefaan Van Slycken > Van Slycken Elektro - Waasmunster, Belgium. > > P.S. This is not the same set I posted about earlier. > **************************************************************************** * > The Tech Address Book: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.html > Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ **************************************************************************** * The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.html Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ***************************************************************************** The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.html Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/