[TechAssist] Re: This ones for the ol' timers..RCA GB688S console
- From: Phil Bader <philbad@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 09:25:54 -0500
Some of those old RCAs had a bad electrolytic mounted on the convergence
board.Either a 50 or 100 mfd.
GOMDWIL@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> Hello Jeff, I am an ol' timer and I can tell you QUIT while you are ahead ,
> unless you have a lots of old parts on hand. That is Ch# CTC68A ,year 1977,
> Sams#1703.And if you got it going the picture quality may not be exceptable.
> Good Luck ---GOW TV Service In a message dated Sat, 10 Nov 2001 8:40:32
> PM Eastern Standard Time, "Jeff Dougherty" <jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> >
> > I saw this unit when I was at the customers house for another repair. I
> > didn't really want to take the back cover off and go through that, but the
> > set is an older RCA model said GB688S, no chassis or year on the back. This
> > one has the uhf/VHF tuner
> > Slight pincushion down from the top and picture badly converged. Placing in
> > service mode, Blue line is curved to the top of center line, green down from
> > center line.
> > Is this thing worth repairing?
> >
> > Jeff
> > mailto:Jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.9-11-2001tragedy.com
> > FAX 1-413-280-0677
> > Intrepid Video & Electronics
> > Harrisburg, PA 17111
> > 717-909-8844
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> >
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