Hi Jerry, no, this problem is not resolved yet. The set is being brought into my shop for further troubleshooting. I will be keeping in mind all of the input received. I will post the results. Thanks to everyone! Ian Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "GERALD GANN" <alpha21century1234@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 1:16 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Toshiba TP50F90 color intermittent > Just catching up. Boy I am glad you guys finely got that straitened out. A lot of good info came out of it and I saved some of it. My question is did the intermittent color problem get resolved? > > Jerry > > Alpha 21 Electronics > > Granite City, IL 62040 > > 618-452-8620 > > alpha21century1234@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:Understood now. > In the case of many-layered boards, these internal layers only have > connecting traces,not any components in between I assume.It is to > allow for more wire density without more surface area boards. > I see. If they needed 400 traces to wire a PCB, it is more compact > to ,say, have 8 layers with 50 traces= the 400 needed instead of a > board many times larger. > Phil > > > Phil Bader, Pres. > Jan Phyl TV Inc > Winter Haven, Fl > (863) 299-8821 > Confounding the wise since 1976 > personal email: pbader@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: becyn > Date: Friday, November 25, 2005 7:32 pm > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Toshiba TP50F90 color intermittent > > > Well, then the question is which one of those very tiny holes > > is > > the culpret. > > In the case of a simple old fashioned double-sided, you might be > > able to > > snake some > > wire wrap gauge wire through the hole and solder both sides. That > > might > > be OK if there's just a few. > > > > However, on a multi- layer pcb there's no definitve way to "know" > > you've > > sufficiently flowed the > > contacts to the inner layers. Besides the holes on these scan > > converters > > are about the diameter of a needle and they have a boat load of them. > > > > IMHO it's better to just replace the module than to aggravate > > myself > > with something that might or might not get fixed after all that > > effort. > > Sorry...NO CAR , just an opinion from "Dr. Jim" ! ;-) > > > > Jim McVey > > McVey Alltronix > > 327 Broadway > > Newburgh N.Y. 12550 > > > > "If it doesn't play... > > CALL MCVEY !!!!!!" > > Factory authorized > > service for over 20 > > major brands. > > 845 561 8383 > > (Last of the Mohegans) > > > > > > > > > > tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > > >OK. Now: since I am showing my ignorance here I might as well go > > for > > >the car, behind door #2! > > >How exactly does a hole "go bad"? You mean poor solder flow thru > > them? > > >Reflow solder is the fix? > > >Phil > > > > > >Phil Bader, Pres. > > >Jan Phyl TV Inc > > >Winter Haven, Fl > > >(863) 299-8821 > > >Confounding the wise since 1976 > > >personal email: pbader@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: becyn > > >Date: Friday, November 25, 2005 5:16 pm > > >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Toshiba TP50F90 color intermittent > > > > > > > > > > > >>You know, 'through holes" to make connections on multi-layered > > and > > >>double sided boards? > > >>"Via" is the pcb industry "politically correct" term for the > > things.>> > > >>Jim McVey > > >>McVey Alltronix > > >>327 Broadway > > >>Newburgh N.Y. 12550 > > >> > > >>"If it doesn't play... > > >>CALL MCVEY !!!!!!" > > >>Factory authorized > > >>service for over 20 > > >>major brands. > > >>845 561 8383 > > >>(Last of the Mohegans) > > >> > > >>tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>>have bad via's ???? > > >>>Phil > > >>> > > >>>Phil Bader, Pres. > > >>>Jan Phyl TV Inc > > >>>Winter Haven, Fl > > >>>(863) 299-8821 > > >>>Confounding the wise since 1976 > > >>>personal email: pbader@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >>> > > >>>----- Original Message ----- > > >>>From: becyn > > >>>Date: Friday, November 25, 2005 1:46 pm > > >>>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Toshiba TP50F90 color intermittent > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>>Yes, Toshiba's "hyper or scan converter pcb's have been > > dropping > > >>>>like > > >>>>flies lately around here. > > >>>>Some of them seem to have bad via's which are sensitive to > > >>>>tapping, or > > >>>>twisting the can slightly. > > >>>> > > >>>>Jim McVey > > >>>>McVey Alltronix > > >>>>327 Broadway > > >>>>Newburgh N.Y. 12550 > > >>>> > > >>>>"If it doesn't play... > > >>>>CALL MCVEY !!!!!!" > > >>>>Factory authorized > > >>>>service for over 20 > > >>>>major brands. > > >>>>845 561 8383 > > >>>>(Last of the Mohegans) > > >>>> > > >>>>Carol Rundle wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>>>If your model has standup shielded module( hyper brd.) just > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>behind A/V jack panel, try a little freeze, and heat, > > inside > > >>>>module. if it simulates your symtoms, remove brd., ESR > > lytics > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>, > > >> > > >> > > >>>> I've repaired several Toshiba hyper brd's, found > > >>>>weak,leaky smd lytics, usually find several (8-10)weak,leaky ! > > > > >>>>Causing symtom's similar to your 's.. hth > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>>>Bill > > >>>>>Bill'sTV > > >>>>> Sonora,Calif. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>>Ian Scott wrote:Hello, This set > > is > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>in > > >> > > >> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>the customer's home and intermittently loses > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>>>color. When there is no color, the black and white picture > > has > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>a > > >> > > >> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>noise>in it that appears like you're looking through a screen > > >>>>door. Both the > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>>>main picture and PIP will lose color. When I remove the rear > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>cover to > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>>>work on it, after 10 minutes or so the problem won't occur > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>anymore. I > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>>>have tried to heat up the pc boards with a hair dryer, but > > the > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>symptom>won't return (until I leave). I suspect the comb filter. > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>>>The customer normally watches digital cable and he has had > > the > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>cable box > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>>>replaced. I have asked the customer to try using his DVD to > > see > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>if it > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>>>loses color as well, but so far the results are inconclusive. > > >>>>>Thanks in advance for any help. > > >>>>>Ian Scott > > >>>>>Service Depot > > >>>>>252 Lasalle Blvd. > > >>>>>Sudbury, ON > > >>>>>P3A 1W6 > > >>>>>705-566-3557 > > >>>>>Fax 705-566-3455 > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>>-------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>-- > > >> > > >> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>----------- > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>>>This Email List is accessible to the general public through > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>search engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>>>Set Vacation > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist% > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>20vacation>Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select > > >>> > > >>> > > >>"Login > > >> > > >> > > >>>Problems?". > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>>>Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>>Carol Rundle > > >>>>>brundle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>>-------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>-- > > >> > > >> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>----------- > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>>>This Email List is accessible to the general public through > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>search engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>>>Set Vacation > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist% > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>20vacation>Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and > > >>>select "Login Problems?". > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>>>Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>-- > > >>>>No virus found in this outgoing message. > > >>>>Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > >>>>Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.7/182 - Release > > Date: > > >>>>11/24/05 > > >>>>--------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>-- > > >> > > >> > > >>>>---------- > > >>>>This Email List is accessible to the general public through > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>search > > >> > > >> > > >>>>engines. 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Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm > > >>Set Vacation > > >>mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist% > 20vacationLost > > >> > > >> > > >Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > > > > > > > >>Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ----------- > > >This Email List is accessible to the general public through > > search engines. 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