Just had a crazy thought. If you have a digital camera take a picture of this problem and send it as an attachment. Might make figuring out what you are looking at a little easier for the guys. Just a thought. Hollis Bates. Field Engineer-retired In a message dated 12/17/02 6:05:04 PM Eastern Standard Time, satguy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > > > > This tv is driving me crazy. It has what looks like a scan line problem on > the top and bottom of the picture about 4 inches high. In the middle of the > picture everything is fine. The only way I can explain what it looks like > is when I put the color bar generator, the bars are nice and straight in > the middle of the screen but at the top and bottom the straight bar flowers > out. It really looks like a flower. I have replaced the hv splitter and per > RCA tech line the vertical ic (U4501), CR4501, C4505 and the resistor pack > in the vertical section all to no avail still has the problem. If any one > has seen this before please let me know. Thank you > > Shaun > Advanced Electronics > 120 E. Burlington Ave. > Fort Morgan, CO 80701 > (970)-867-3124 > ssroark@xxxxxxxx > > ------------------------------------------ > Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > ------------------------------------------ > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > ------------------------------------------ Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html