Damon, Thanks for the tip. I know about using the wire wrap for H to K shorts in CRT's. Haven't heard of a case where this type of short causes the screen to go black as well as bright green (red or blue). Appreciate the help, Bil ----- Original Message ----- From: "Damon" <DAMON101@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:22 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Zenith 9-1389 Goes BLACK (Sometimes GREEN) > > Take a couple feet of insulated wire so you can create and isolated heater > for this. Remember one of the techs here said that they had "perfected the > self shorting crt"? You may very well have this problem. > > 2 or 3 wraps around the core of the IHVT and you should get about 6 vpp of > heater voltage, cut the copper trails from the orig heater connectors and > install the wire to the crt socket. > I don't know if this is what you will find when you get out there, but take > it just in case. > > Damon Brunger > damon101@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Telrad Electronic Services > Ft Wayne, IN 46815 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bil Green" <tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: ".Techassist" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 6:06 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Zenith 9-1389 Goes BLACK (Sometimes GREEN) > > > > > > Zenith SL3543RK > > Chassis 9-1389 > > 1994 35" TV > > > > Picture goes black - Sometimes it goes green > > Intermittent problems > > > > This is an out of town service call so it would be very > > helpful if I could be prepared before going there (no tips > > at RepairWorld, WinStips, etc.) > > > > Thanks, > > > > Bil > > > > > > ***************************************** > > Help make your TechAssist online repair tips > > database better! Submit your fixes here: > > http://www.circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips > > ***************************************** > > To UNSUBSCRIBE write to: > > techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > with unsubscribe in the subject line. > > > > ***************************************** > Help make your TechAssist online repair tips > database better! Submit your fixes here: > http://www.circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips > ***************************************** > To UNSUBSCRIBE write to: > techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with unsubscribe in the subject line. > ***************************************** Help make your TechAssist online repair tips database better! Submit your fixes here: http://www.circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips ***************************************** To UNSUBSCRIBE write to: techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the subject line.