I have seen many of these PTK178 chassis with coolant leakage. I was only commenting that may have caused the problem not the silicone. Robert tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx H & H Electronics Inc ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin" <kevintv@xxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 2:29 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA PTV178L2, FIXED, horizontal lines in picture, tearing at the sides.TIP > Does the coolant leak cause the silicone to leak through the board? > > Kevin Wilks > Kevin's TV & Video Repair > Penticton BC Canada > kevintv@xxxxxxx > > > -----Original Message----- > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of tvservice > Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 12:19 PM > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA PTV178L2, FIXED, horizontal lines in > picture, tearing at the sides.TIP > > Look carefully to be sure not a CRT coolant leak > Robert > tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > H & H Electronics Inc > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin" <kevintv@xxxxxxx> > To: "TECH-ASSIST" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 1:45 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] RCA PTV178L2, FIXED, horizontal lines in picture, > tearing at the sides.TIP > > > > This 52" PROJO had horizontal lines in picture, with tearing at the > > sides. There was also a small 'horizontal' noise when the lines were > > present. I followed the noise to the deflection board and found black > > liquid goop on the solder side underneath C4807. I went to the > > component side and found C4807, a yellow .22M100 capacitor, held on by > > only one leg. The other leg had been eaten away by the black goop, > > which I am guessing was silicone used to keep C4807 from vibrating. I > > cleaned up the board and replaced C4807 (no silicone this time) and > now > > there are no more lines or noise. > > > > Kevin Wilks > > Kevin's TV & Video Repair > > Penticton BC Canada > > kevintv@xxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -- > --- > > 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/