Unit appears dead. In the SMPS, the +5V line (marked on board) is about +3VDC. With a 680 mFD test cap (neg to ground) I can jumper across coil L09 in that ckt and the voltage goes up to about +5.5VDC there(was about +3V). Down stream at the marked +5V line it's about +4.5 volts, but the VCR will now power up and menu, TV/VCR tuner works, but with a "hash" in the picture. All one board. Any known caps in the smps? (I suspect). Phil Bader -- Philip Bader Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976) 3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880 Fax (863) 299-8821 email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/