Art, Try this for washed out picture: From Tech Repair CD: CHECK R2590 & R2591 BOTH 150K OHM FOR CHANGE IN VALUE Jeff mailto:Jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.9-11-2001tragedy.com FAX 1-413-280-0677 Intrepid Video & Electronics Harrisburg, PA 17111 717-909-8844 www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net www.thetoolcaddy.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "art bevilacqua" <abevilac@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 12:31 AM Subject: [TechAssist] FW: Zenith SJ2071, 9-1053, Sams 3081 > This set came in with all channels lower than 23 completely washed out > with herring bone video and no sound (mute indication comes in and goes > out). Direct video and audio inputs work perfectly. The items prior to > the video switching chip (if transistor, if IC, and video amp) have > essentially correct voltages. L1211 (between two pins of the IF IC) > looked as though it's slug was backed way out, so I moved that a bit and > now have faint video, as though behind a gauze screen, and faint audio. > > I think this is chassis series C3 (it's a two-board chassis, the left > side (viewing from rear) is 9-1053), but don't have an exact schematic. > > Thanks for any suggestions. > > Art Bevilacqua > Essex Radio and TV > 40 Main Street > Essex, MA 01929 > abevilac@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > ***************************************** > 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.