Not sure about the surge,don't think so..., but this sat box is new. There is a lot of nicotine throughout. (smoker) Phil Philip Bader Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976) 3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880 Fax (863) 299-8821 email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Paul wrote: >Phil > Was this set subjected to lightning or a power surge,do you know? If so the > sat box could have been affected also. > Paul >Phil Bader <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >here's part of my orig. post: Set was orig. dead with fuse open. >/I replaced C408 (.0082) scan cap(seems OK) Sony says will blow F470. >Resoldered most of the converg. board (sony says jumpers have bad solder >conn). Cleaned both sides of screen and lenses. Smokers: Nicotine >stained along with all the boards brown. So, soldering, cap and fuse >replacement restored operation. >/Now customer has had it a week and says on their Dish TV sat box, the >set doesn't play well on /all /resolutions/. /Husband said/ this set >should work on all rates, and has played with them all.Seems picture >trouble is with "720"./I guess most other rates work OK. Set reception >to "720" the set takes "5 or 6 tries" to settle in to a picture, and >then it's not that good. >Since this is a satalite with a box, could there be an incompatability >issue here? They are bringing the set back to me. >I have a Sencore VP301 pattern generator that can sync all the modes and >will check them. Must this model be capable of displaying ALL these >modes? Will report more once I have it here. >Phil Bader > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/