I had the same problem with a direct view and Mando called it ,it was a broken trace on the left side of the power supply. Worth a look. al marquardt ampm@xxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "armando guerra" <birdie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2002 11:23 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: PTK 169bu no apparant raster! > > This may or may not be your problem but its worth looking at.Put the chasis on an > upright > position and carefully look at the very first pc trace on the left side of the > bd.I think its A26 .This trace will break off and will cause no video at all. > Mando > Birdie's TV & Electronics > Casa Grande, AZ > > Hermantvr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > Asked about this one before, still no fix and have not been able to find > > problem. NO raster...if I run screen control up there is a slight raster with > > retrace lines....this means the sweep circuits are working. TTP 98-004 says > > to troubleshoot the scan loss circtuit for this symptom. The bulliten says > > that pin 8 of U7005 should be VCC for the scan loss circuit, however there is > > nothing connected to pin 8 of that IC. If I use RCA's wonderful schematics I > > have to run through pages and pages of service data and still cannot find pin > > 8 of U7005. I can physically find it on the IC and there is no trace going to > > pin 8 the schaematic shows only the comparator pins on U7005 but it is hard > > if not impossible to troubleshoot this circuit with out more info. any help > > will be .....well.... help!!! thanks! > > > > Tommy Herman > > Herman TV > > 250 School Ave SW > > Taylorsville, N.C. 28681 > > 828-632-58322 Voice > > 828-632-3880 Fax > > hermantvr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > ------------------------------------------ > > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > > ------------------------------------------ > > ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** > > Submit Repair Tips here: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > > ------------------------------------------ > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > ------------------------------------------ > ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** > Submit Repair Tips here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > > ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html ------------------------------------------ ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/