Tom Go to the vertical section. I am working on the same set off and on. The symptoms were the same. I replaced the vertical I/C and a couple of the litic caps. It came on and ran for 20 min. or so then shut off again. I haven't gotten back on it again to see what else may be wrong, but at least it came on for awhile. Paul Shoreline Electronics <jstielau@xxxxxxxx> wrote: Can you scope the collector at startup and see if the pulse is clean or distorted? Keep in mind , these sets have a discrete Horizontal Output section and a HV section. ========================== Jeff Stielau Shoreline Electronics Repair 344 East Main Street Clinton,CT 06413 860-399-1861 860-664-3535 (fax) jstielau@xxxxxxxx ======================== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tri-County Tv" To: Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 12:18 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Need VS-4544 schematic > Hello everybody, > I am in desperate need for a schematic and any > repair tips for this old Mitsubishi Big screen. It shuts down at turn on, > and draws heavy current from H.O.T I suspect the flyback but it rings good > so maybe a shorted internal high voltage diode. I have a feeling this will > be very hard to find. I am ready to put a match to this dog! I think the > chassis is VZ3 Any help would be greatly appreciated. > Thomas Berger > Tri-County TV > Robbinsville > North Carolina 28771 > Ph--828-479-6043 > Fax-828-479-4868 > (tricountytv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/ Paul ,B Central TV&Video 911W Grand Ave Grover Beach Ca. (805)481-8084 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/