Be sure to check the feeeder resistors to the Green STK convergence IC. I find it the lines are bent and you cannot correct the resistors have changed value. Tommy Herman Herman TV 250 School Ave SW Taylorsville N.C. 28681 828-632-5322 Voice 828-632-3880 Fax hermantvr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx pix > Techs, > > I have never seen a problem like this. Came in with terrible convergence > problem. Replaced IC1326/STK4274 and a bunch in caps in the 900 series > (power supply). > > Set has a super picture--except for the area maybe 3 to 6 inches from the > left side of screen. Doesn't show up on most scenes, but if a crosshatch > is applied, all horizontal lines will have a "wiggle" in the lines 3 to 6 > inches from the left side. Like a sideways "S", but not real pronounced. > My tech says it's only in the green, but I'm not convinced. He worked > on it many hours Sunday when I wasn't here. > > Customer saw the set today and say they will accept the set "as is," but > would like the distortion corrected if it doesn't add too much to the > cost of repair. To be honest, I am totally baffled. My tech thinks > vertical circuit, I tend to think horizontal distortion. But, at any > event, the convergence is off only in that area. When volume is raised > (or lowered) the volume bar displayed is misconverged in the trouble > area. > > This may be just an interesting problem to consider since the customer > has agreed to take the set as is. Yet, someone may have seen this and > may shed some light on it. > > Thanks for your consideration on this. > > > Ken Smith > Gulf Technical Services > 3034 Gulf Breeze Parkway > Gulf Breeze, FL 32563 > 850-934-8324 (Voice) 850-932-0819 (Fax) ***************************************************************************** Classifieds! Buy or Sell! http://sell.tech-assist.org The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/