This set has no PIP. I went over the major IC's and tuner with a magnifying glass and found no cold solders. Sounds like I will have to go over the entire IF circuit with the old magnifying glass. 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 al m Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 6:05 PM To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sony AA2D chassis, 32", 5 years old, weird problem 2 things might be the problem. PIP and IF circuits. Also a good check of the whole TV for bad solder would be healthy. Al Marquardt ampm@xxxxxxx Al Marquardt Electronic Repair 206 W Main Girardville Pa. 17935 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin" <kevintv@xxxxxxx> To: "TECH-ASSIST" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 8:40 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Sony AA2D chassis, 32", 5 years old, weird problem > Sorry I didn't get the model number--I brought only the chassis in my > shop. With cable the picture is faded, wavy, and is ghosting like it > would with a weak signal off antenna. I whacked the sided of the set in > the house and it cleared up. Whacking it again brought the problem > back. But for the life of me I cannot find the obvious bad > connection(s) in the tuner, vertical IC, micro or jungle IC's to cause > these symptoms. The picture also pulls down from the top sometimes. > Any tips for these various symptoms? > > 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/