[TechAssist] Re: RCA F32650(YX01), ATC113CA1 chassis, channels and menus scroll continously

  • From: Gary McCartney <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 11:44:07 -0400

Bob, thanks for looking that up for me. My checked with my parts 
supplier and the 258159 is priced at $43.00 CDN but they have one in 
stock. I think I'll change the switches and see what happens.

Thanks.




Gary McCartney

McCartney Electronics
Guelph Ontario Canada
Est. 1984
email: gary (at) number63.ca








Gemini Computer & TV wrote:
> RCA Parts Finder shows the part number for the front panel assy for your set
> to be 258159. Since it is a different one, I suggest you recheck with your
> supplier for inventory and price status. I recommend replacing it as an
> assy. I am told that replacing the switches works also.
> 
> Bob Waterman, CET® #RI-28
> Master Technician License #9109
> Service Manager / Parts Manager
> Gemini Computer, TV, & Security Alarms
> (508)695-7302
> (508)695-7769 FAX
> geminitv@xxxxxxxxxxx
> geminitv@xxxxxxx
> www.geminicomputertvsecurityalarms.com
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gary McCartney" <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 11:33 AM
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA F32650(YX01), ATC113CA1 chassis, channels and
> menus scroll continously
> 
> 
> 
>>I just started working on one of these this morning, with the exact same
>>problem. I sprayed cleaner into the channel up and down switches and
>>pressed them about 20 times each, now the channel searching problem has
>>seemed to have gone away. I suspected the Windex syndrome because I
>>asked the customer and he thought maybe he did clean the screen but he
>>wasn't clear on if the problem occurred shortly after that or not.
>>
>>Is this going to start acting up again if I ship the set? Would new
>>switches solve the problem, and if so, why would I be advised to change
>>the whole assembly? I checked my parts supplier and the 249142 assembly
>>is $26.00 CDN with a 2 week wait to get it.
>>
>>My TV is an RCA F27450, ATC113BB1. Would the switch assembly be the same
>>part number as mentioned here, 249142 ?
>>
>>Thanks for any help.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Gary McCartney
>>
>>McCartney Electronics
>>Guelph Ontario Canada
>>Est. 1984
>>email: gary (at) number63.ca
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Gemini Computer & TV wrote:
>>
>>>That seems to be the concensus as the following response indicates:
>>>
>>>Try replacing the FPA. Had four of those go bad replacing # 5 tomorrow,
> 
> part
> 
>>># 249142.
>>>Bob Waterman, CET® #RI-28
>>>Master Technician License #9109
>>>Service Manager / Parts Manager
>>>Gemini Computer, TV, & Security Alarms
>>>(508)695-7302
>>>(508)695-7769 FAX
>>>geminitv@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>>geminitv@xxxxxxx
>>>www.geminicomputertvsecurityalarms.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>From: "tvservice" <tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 9:54 AM
>>>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA F32650(YX01), ATC113CA1 chassis, channels
> 
> and
> 
>>>menus scroll continously
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>front panel keyboard Bob!
>>>>Robert
>>>>tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>H & H Electronics Inc
>>>>
>>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>From: "Gemini Computer & TV" <geminitv@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>To: "Techassist" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 8:31 AM
>>>>Subject: [TechAssist] RCA F32650(YX01), ATC113CA1 chassis, channels and
>>>>menus scroll continously
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I have a customer with an RCA F32650YX01 (ATC113CA1 chassis) that has
> 
> no
> 
>>>>or
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>very intermittent response to front panel controls (on top of the set)
>>>
>>>and
>>>
>>>
>>>>>does accept commands from the remote. Sometimes the set works normally
>>>
>>>but
>>>
>>>
>>>>>most of the time the set will stay on channel 3 but the channel display
>>>>>keeps scrolling continously and cannot be stopped, except when entering
>>>>>another channel number (which is then only momentary before the
>>>
>>>scrolling
>>>
>>>
>>>>>continues). When this is happening and any menu is selected (TV menu,
>>>
>>>not
>>>
>>>
>>>>>Guide Plus), the sub menus beneath the selected menu will scroll
>>>>
>>>>continously
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>as well. If a video input is selected, it wil of course come right off
>>>
>>>and
>>>
>>>
>>>>>begin the channel scroll. I don't see any tips or bulletins for this
>>>>>condition but I highly suspect the Gemstar 4 module (part# 257871) as
>>>
>>>the
>>>
>>>
>>>>>culprit. This is an out of warranty customer and the set is currently
> 
> at
> 
>>>>>their home so I do not have it here in the shop. I did try clearing the
>>>>>Guide Plus setup but that did not help. Has anyone encountered this
>>>>
>>>>symptom
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>before?
>>>>>
>>>>>Bob Waterman, CET® #RI-28
>>>>>Master Technician License #9109
>>>>>Service Manager / Parts Manager
>>>>>Gemini Computer, TV, & Security Alarms
>>>>>(508)695-7302
>>>>>(508)695-7769 FAX
>>>>>geminitv@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>geminitv@xxxxxxx
>>>>>www.geminicomputertvsecurityalarms.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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