Phil, here is a couple tips I dont know if they help. 1.Bowing on top and bottom of picture. Check for 5.4V on pin 8 of IC4B01,if low or missing check Q4B01. 2.Check for 6V on the base of Q4B01 if low or missing check the value of R4B05 (220k). Willie. Hunter TV Detroit,Mich. Phil Bader <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Update. The two positive supplies and the two neg. supplies to the converg chips are there at the STk's pins Phil Bader wrote: >I actually located a VZ2 chassis manual, so I guess the next step is to >compare the positive and neg sources to the STL391-020 chips and see if >any are missing. Will update. Looks like there is neg 27V, neg 36V, >pos35v, pos 28V. >Phil Bader > >Phil Bader wrote: > > > >>Good center convergence that adjusts in "test" mode >>Sides are very bowed like a barrell (opposite of pincushion). with the >>convergence way out. >>Red way out worse on right, Blue out farthest on left. But both sides >>are /really/ bad. >>I read some related Mits tips on this model.Checked transistors >>Q8F04,Q8F06,Q8F02,Q8F03 out of ckt for leakage.All OK. Checked diodes >>D8F00,D8F01 for same out of circuit, all OK. Checked diode D501 same. OK. >>As suggested by Mits. >>As a test, I replaced both convergence ICs, both STK391-020. >>Same. >>I noticed after on some minutes I got a vertical arc-like distortion and >>pull-in from top/bottom. I resoldered all that.earlier, so not bad >>connection. Is this a possibility of bad yokes? >>I need some advice here. I can't locate the svc manual either. >>Phil Bader >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- Philip Bader Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976) 3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880 Fax (863) 299-8821 email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.7 - Release Date: 2/10/2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/