Hello all, I waited over three weeks to post this fix because I wasn't sure if what I did repaired this set. Replacing the convergence power supply (with a known good one) did not help, set would still bow in whenever the mood strikes it. I ended up doing the shotgun approach. I spent about two hours taking out, and cleaning the glue from every smd capacitor on the amplfier board. It has been playing well since. I know it would have been easier to change the amplifier board, but the client was on the teeter as to whether repair or buy a new set. Thanks to Robert and Phllip Hull for their insight. Jonas Miglinas Miglinas TV Chicago ----- Original Message ----- From: "tvservice" <tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 8:38 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA P52937 PTK195M4 Intermittent bow (top and bottom) > replace the convergence power supply board #250686 > Robert > tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > H & H Electronics Inc > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jonas miglinas" <miglinasj@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 10:53 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] RCA P52937 PTK195M4 Intermittent bow (top and bottom) > > > > Hello all, > > This set has been kicking my butt for about two weeks now. Set will bow in > from top and bottom whenever the mood strikes it. If you turn the set off > and then on again, the bow is gone. When it goes out, I am missing the the > +/- 45 and +/-15 volt supply from the convergence power supply. The 23volts > is there. I have resoldered both the power supply and the amplifier > board(there are times when I tap the amplifier module the bow appears). > > Freezing neither makes the bow appear or disappear. > > I have scraped the glue from C19706 as was suggested from another post, > but no help. > > I suspect that a cap is leaking to ground, but not sure just where to > start.Could something in the amplifier module cause the +/- 45 and 15 volt > to disappear? > > Any insight or suggestions is appreciated. > > > > Jonas Miglinas > > Miglinas TV > > Chicago > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > > This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm > > Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > Appliance Repair List: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/chatjoin.htm#app > > Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm > Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Appliance Repair List: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/chatjoin.htm#app > Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Appliance Repair List: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/chatjoin.htm#app Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/