Check for hairline crack where circuit boards traces meet HOT solder pads. Gary McCartney McCartney Electronics 7134 Fife Rd, RR 7 Guelph Ontario Canada N1H 6J4 Fax: (519)821-1530 email: number63 (at) inetsonic.com Phil Bader wrote: > > Originally the customer said this set would have erratic vertical,got > worse, finally just shut down. > It was at this shut down stage when he brought it in.I noticed the vert. > output IC501 (AN5521) had questionable solder on the pins.Resoldering > helped. I finally replaced it with a new one.I soldered around the area > and other parts of chassis (H. driver transformer,etc). Symptom seemed > cleared. > Carried it home.Hours later called back.Same thing.Back to shop. I > removed the "E" board that had vert. centering switch and other vert. > components, resoldered it all, cleaned switches,pots,connections, > reseated it on main board. Resoldered all the three leg regulators I > could find. > (I also removed the audio board and replaced a borderline SBX1637-11 as > afterthought). > I use good lighting and a head band magnafier as well. > Well, it's baack! > Definately a bad connection issue.He said it was shutting down again. It > runs here on my bench, but if I tap chassis I see flashing/instability. > Sometimes looks like a AGC bend distortion.Tap again, and all clears OK. > I am at wit's end. > This chassis seems designed to shut down for many reasons. (originally, > loss of vertical) now, don't know. > Help! > Phil Bader > > Philip Bader > Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976) > 3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880 > Fax (863) 299-8821 > email: philbad@xxxxxxxxxx > > ------------------------------------------ > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/change.html > ------------------------------------------ > ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** > Submit Repair Tips here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ -- ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/change.html ------------------------------------------ ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/