The convergence ic's are a very common failure in this set and will cause shutdn.Make sure that you replace both red and blue.If I am not mistaken,the convergence ckt is in the same bd as the power supply ckt and if it is,check for cold solders in that bd. Mando Birdie's TV & Electronics Casa GRande, AZ Neil Bowman wrote: > Repairing this in home. Originally brought in convergence board because it > had the common failure IC's, but could not find anything open or shorted. > Went back installed and pulled main chassis and replaced vertical output IC > and 3 caps that did not check too well. The Ic was slightly darkened. I can't > find anything else but was wondering if I should check anything else out on > this chassis before taking it back and try. The unit would try to power up in > the home and i could here the high voltage try to start. TIA Neil > > Tv Doctors > Monroe,Wa > ***************************************************************************** > CHECK OUT THE NEW CHATROOM! Just login and click on chat! > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm > The Tech Address Book: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm > Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ***************************************************************************** CHECK OUT THE NEW CHATROOM! Just login and click on chat! http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/