Glad to help, did that twice myself. The second time I knew I saw it before but it still took me a little while to remember where. Al Marquardt ampm@xxxxxxx Al Marquardt Electronic Repair 206 W Main Girardville Pa. 17935 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Webster TV" <webstertv@xxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 2:12 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA M# F35673MB CH# CTC187CL3 > Al, > > Thanks a million, that was the problem, soon as I read your suggestion, I > remembered unplugging it to give me more room to install the wires from the > flyback. Just forgot to reinstall the plug, live and learn.Thanks again you > saved me allot of time trying to run the problem down. > > Dan Webster > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "al m" <ampm@xxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 12:08 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA M# F35673MB CH# CTC187CL3 > > > > Make sure you have the ground wire on the CRT board plugged in. > > Al Marquardt > > ampm@xxxxxxx > > Al Marquardt Electronic Repair > > 206 W Main > > Girardville Pa. 17935 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Webster TV" <webstertv@xxxxxxx> > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 11:48 AM > > Subject: [TechAssist] RCA M# F35673MB CH# CTC187CL3 > > > > > > > Techs, > > > > > > This set had a bad flyback and shorted HOT originally, there was > > > discoloration around the HOT on the board, so presumed HOT had been > > running > > > hot, replaced flyback, HOT, H. Driver Transformer, caps C4306, C4407, > and > > > diode CR4403.Resistors R4110, R4126, R4305 that were stressed > > (discolored ), > > > also replaced resistor R4402 in HOT circuit. Checked all voltage > supplies > > > and they are all real close. Set now operates fine, HOT runs cool, but > on > > > pictures that have writing on the screen or writing scrolling along > > bottom, > > > the letters are bent or kinked, you can also notice a slight kink or > bend > > in > > > vertical straight edges, like doorways,etc.This problem looks like a > > > capacitor problem, but I haven't run into this problem before, I checked > > > tech-assist tips and found nothing that seemed close to this problem. > > Anyone > > > seen this before or have a solution? > > > > > > Dan Webster > > > Webster's TV > > > Shullsburg, Wi. > > > > > > > > > **************************************************************************** > > * > > > 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/