Since these SMD transistors give strange diode check readings, I will cross-check against the other two color output transitors and see... Phil Bader Philip Bader Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976) 3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880 Fax (863) 299-8821 email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx John @ Myers TV wrote: >Phil, > >How'd you make out checking the transistors on the green output (Q605, >Q616, Q617)? > > >John Myers >Myers TV Service Co. >376 E. State St. >Alliance, OH 44601 > >Voice / Fax: 330-821-6545 >Myers_tv_b@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >http://www.myerstv.net > >Work as if you were to live a hundred years, >Pray as if you were to die tomorrow. > Ben Franklin > > > > >Phil Bader wrote: > > > >>update: >>On the small signal (main) board,I found the jungle chip IC600 >>(TA8845AN/483531057458) outputs R,G,B on pins 18,19,20 repectively. >>Powered up and running, all 3 pins have same correct DC voltages. from >>here, the 3 signals go thru a series of components including SMD >>transistors, green buffer Q616, green clipper Q617, finally green driver >>Q605 (other colors have same arrangement) From the last in line, green >>drive Q605 outputs from it's emitter to connector J608 pin 5 (yellow >>plug) where it go up to the green CRT board, and is "daisey chained" to >>the other two CRTs. At this connector J608 is where the wide >>discrepencies are. >>J608 pin7(R) is almost zero vdc, pin5 (G) is +11.5VDC, and pin3(B) is >>zero VDC. >>So green is way up there. Preblem appears to be between where they leave >>IC600 and where they exit the board to the CRTs. >>But these are mostly all SMD, at front of board underneath, and running >>the set to take readings is hard. >>Tritronics has this board (or says their ASG119-TRI is a replacement >>for) this main board at $99.95 exchange. >>Am I foolish to persue component level repairs here? >>Any TS-ing assist appreciated. >>Phil Bader >> >>Philip Bader >>Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976) >>3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880 >>Fax (863) 299-8821 >>email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> >> >>Phil Bader wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>>a ten year old 46 inch projection TV. >>>I can power it on, has a bright green raster with retrace lines, I can >>>see the OSD and tuner video behind the green. Has good sound. Customer >>>said it happened after the storms last year (hurricanes). >>>I don't have a service manual to know where to start. >>>Corrupted eeprom? Video driver IC? >>>Any known issues? >>>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?". >>Appliance Repair List: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/chatjoin.htm#app >>Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >> >> >> >> >> >> >----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm >Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >Appliance Repair List: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/chatjoin.htm#app >Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Appliance Repair List: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/chatjoin.htm#app Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/