I'm no expert as I only had 1 with convergence trouble, but I put the IC's in from B&D and didn't have to do any convergence. Al Marquardt ampm@xxxxxxx Al Marquardt Electronic Repair 206 W Main Girardville Pa. 17935 ----- Original Message ----- From: "DAMON BRUNGER" <damoneb@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 8:03 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Hitachi 53UWX10B Convergence adjusting > I'm asking this question because we're really starting to do some more > work > on the HITACHI Digital Convergence systems, and I've had this problem > occur > on the last 3 units I've serviced. > Hitachi EXPERTS....I need YOUR INPUT. > > Have you ever had the Hitachi PTVs causing REALLY BAD alignment problems > AFTER replacing the Convergence IC's?? Does the Hitachi TV require > "Hitachi-Only" Convergence AMPs? > > I tell you what.....it's bad enough to do minor touch-up....but when the > top > or bottom lines >>ALWAYS<< seem to be the failure point on > Hitachi's.....that's when you start wondering if you should switch from > MCM/Tritronics "Standard" STK392-110's to "Hitachi-Only" Amps (which by > the > way...are available FROM Tritronics....or so my boss says...) > > Now if you want to know the symptoms....the Top OR BOTTOM lines "seem" to > Pop way out of adjustment, > [[you're adjusting it....it "smoothly" is approaching the point of > alignment....it's getting closer, and closer....closer.....POP! IT's 6 > inches past the point of alignment....and distorting.]] > Using the "centering magnets" to re-center the offending color doesn't > seem > to help. > > The problem is always around the corners, normally the top/bottom lines > cannot be properly adjusted....I don't remember if the left/right lines > have > ever had this situation occur, since I have only serviced 3.....yes 3 > Hitachi PTVs in 2 years!! > That's why I need input from the Hitachi EXPERTS! TIA, and I really mean > TIA > > Damon B > Telrad Electronics > Fort Wayne IN > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This Email List is accessible to the general public through search > engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm > Set Vacation > mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation > Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is accessible to the general public through search engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Set Vacation mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/