I have repaired over 200 rca ge tvs always solder tuner never change eprom unless needed. i install preprogramed eproms. and only, have to set horiz. never had any problems grounding r916? all funtions work fine? richard --- Ralph Dorsey <Merlin-Wizard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > although these "tricks might work", your not fixing > the real > problem,,,it starts with the turner grounds going > intermittent, then the > eeprom becomes corrupted. Even though changing the > eeporm might be > intimidating to some , it's the correct repair. If > the sound part of the > eeprom is corrupted, you can bet that other critical > values have also. > Do the right thing and use the chipper checker. In > the instructions it > gives a layout for the clip needed for the > ctc177/187. You need to make > this so you can reinitialize the eeprom and reset > those areas of the > chip you can't get to with the service menu. Once > you make and learn how > to use this, it only takes about a minute to do > that. ( of course you > still need to solder up the tuner and chassis) > > Richard Golden wrote: > > >no, but i always go the shortest way to ground,the > end > >of r1916 (r916) closest to the base of q1903 mute > >transistor > >works fine never had a reservice on this trick have > >done a lot good money manker we need every break we > >can > >get ,good luck > >richard > > > > > >--- info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > >>From: "tech-rep" <tech-rep@xxxxxxxxxx> > >> > >>Hello Richard, > >> > >>Re: CTC177AA2/3 Need menu access for max. volume; > >>low volume. > >> > >>Thank you for your tip. Just one more thing. > >>Just for the record, does it matter which side of > >>R916 is > >>grounded? > >> > >>Denise Adams > >>tech-rep@xxxxxxxxxx > >> > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Richard Golden" <reldong@xxxxxxxxx> > >>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 3:56 PM > >>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: CTC177AA2/3 Need menu > >>access for > >>max. volume. > >> > >> > >>on the ctc187ab and others i solder toground r916, > >>vol > >>comes back. > >> > >> > >>--- albert marquardt <ampm@xxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > >>>the third menu is the tuner menu. replace the > >>> > >>epprom > >> > >>>but before replacing it > >>>write down all original settings, or get a > >>>programmed epprom. i have never > >>>seen a menu for max. volume. > >>>al marquardt > >>>ampm@xxxxxxx > >>>----- Original Message ----- > >>>From: <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>To: TechAssist <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 7:48 PM > >>>Subject: [TechAssist] CTC177AA2/3 Need menu > access > >>>for max. volume. > >>> > >>> > >>>>From: Denise Adams > >>>>tech-rep@xxxxxxxxxx > >>>> > >>>>I need; CTC177AA2/3 Need menu access for max. > >>>> > >>>volume. > >>> > >>>>This set is not like the CTC176. The third menu, > >>>>allows access to minimum and maximum volume > >>>>control. How do I adjust manually or by menu? > >>>>Didn't see a manual adjustment. I have the > >>>> > >>>original remote. > >>> > >>>>It doesn't access the volume menu. > >>>> > >>>>Any help appreciated. > >>>>Thanks in advance. > >>>>Denise Adams > >>>>tech-rep@xxxxxxxxxx > >>>> > >>===== > >>Richard Golden > >>Golden Video Repair Center > >>1214 e. 6th street > >>ontario ca. 91764 > >>(909)988-3356 > >> > >> > >> > >>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. > >> > > > > > >===== > >Richard Golden > >Golden Video Repair Center > >1214 e. 6th street > >ontario ca. 91764 > >(909)988-3356 > > > >reldong@xxxxxxxxx > >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. ===== Richard Golden Golden Video Repair Center 1214 e. 6th street ontario ca. 91764 (909)988-3356 reldong@xxxxxxxxx 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.