Have this set in the shop that looked like sound no picture. After advancing screens slightly found it was actually no vertical deflection. The line is not straight across but has sort of a sine wave look to it. Although my voltages were correct on the LA7838 (Vert O/P) I changed it just in case. Same result. I can smell something heating up, like a high wattage resistor, but can't seem to put my finger on it. I have no Service Literature on this particular model, can anyone help. TIA -Ed- teltek@xxxxxxxxxxx Tel-Tek Electronics Midland Ontario. Canada 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.