Phil, Tri State Module rebuilt it, I get all my modules from them, strange thing is, the STK had not been replaced, Tri State overnighted a chip for me but I still would like to know how the IC caused the symptoms I was getting, I received one reply from another tech that said he had seen this before, I guess we`ll never know, Larry E Larry Eastman American TV & Electronics Crystal River, Fl. 34428 ----- Original Message ----- From: <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 6:48 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA P46813BL PTK195AA odd converg. problem FIX > Ahhh. But... "rebuilt" by whom> > Phil > > Phil Bader, Pres. > Jan Phyl TV Inc > Winter Haven, Fl > (863) 299-8821 > estab. 1976 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Larry E <videotech@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Wednesday, October 5, 2005 2:52 pm > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA P46813BL PTK195AA odd converg. problem > FIX > > > Hi Guys, final fix was a defective U19700 STK730-130 on the > > rebuilt conv. > > power supply board, why it would > > cause this symptom is beyond me but replacement of the IC returned > > set to > > normal, Larry E > > > > Larry Eastman > > American TV & Electronics > > Crystal River, Fl. 34428 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Larry E" <videotech@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: "tech-assist" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 9:54 AM > > Subject: [TechAssist] RCA P46813BL PTK195AA odd converg. problem > > > > > > > Hi Guys, this set was initially dead, main fuse, HOT & Flyback were > > changed and set came up but now has > > > typical bowed convergence problem, customer claims set had no > > convergenceissues before set died. I checked > > > the Convergence pwr. supply board plug and the only voltage I > > had was the > > +24, installed a rebuilt 250686 > > > and the set came up with convergence still bowed, heres the odd > > part, If I > > go into the cust. menu and pull up > > > convergence and choose red or green adjustment, the set does not > > go to a > > cross, the entire screen goes black, > > > the audio quits, there is a soft click or pop in the speakers > > and then the > > set pops back on with a perfectly > > > converged picture and good sound??? It`s like the entire set is > > turned off > > and immediately back on but I don`t > > > hear the HV collapsing just that soft click. once it comes on > > with a good > > pix/audio I can go into convergence > > > set-up and the cross is there and it is adjustable, set may go > > bad in 20 > > seconds or may run 20 minutes but > > > shutting off set for 5 minutes or trying to run for long periods > > of time > > will cause convergence failure, > > > ANY IDEAS? worked on a lot of 195`s never seen or heard of > > anyone having > > this problem, sorry for the long > > > post, Larry E > > > > > > Larry Eastman > > > American TV & Electronics > > > Crystal River, Fl. 34428 > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > --------- > > --- > > > This Email List is accessible to the general public through search > > engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm > > > Set Vacation > > mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation > > > Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login > > Problems?".> Email Archives: > > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/> > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---------- > > This Email List is accessible to the general public through search > > engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm > > Set Vacation > > mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacationLost > Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > This Email List is accessible to the general public through search engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm > Set Vacation mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation > Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is accessible to the general public through search engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Set Vacation mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/