Wilbert, sounds like you`ve got bad caps in the vertical output stage, bring a heat gun, freeze spray and a bunch of electrolytics with you, heat the caps and if the black bar gets larger, freeze that particular cap, if bar gets smaller replace the cap, heat gun works a lot better than freeze mist on electrolytic caps, hth Larry Eastman American TV & Electrolytics Crystal River, Fl. Wilbert Bolden wrote: >Blankfellow techs I am finally going on this service call customer says it >plays fine until the set gets warm then it has a one to two inch black line >across the top and bottom of screen going from left to right. this call is 55 >miles one way. any tips before Thursday would be appreciated. thanks > >Wilbert Bolden >Bolden's electrtonic repair >rt 1 box 55-d >forkland, al 36740 >wbolden@xxxxxxxxxx > > > >------------------------------------------ >To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html >To CHANGE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/change.html >------------------------------------------ >***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** >Submit Repair Tips here: >http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > > -- Larry Eastman American TV & Electronics Crystal River, Fl. http://www.tvjunkyard.com ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/change.html ------------------------------------------ ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/