$16.05 at Tritronics if you have a account with them. John ----- Original Message ----- From: Gary McCartney <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 9:44 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA F32650(YX01), ATC113CA1 chassis, channelsand menus scroll continously > 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 > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > >>> > >>>>--- > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>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/ > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > --- > > > >>>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/ > >> > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > > 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/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". 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