Toshiba gives us less trouble than anything we sell or have ever sold. I've had only one Toshiba to fail in warranty in over 2&1/2 years. I've had 4 Hitachi's in that same time frame, and that's not bad either considering the hundreds that we sell. But, I constantly have RCA's in the shop. About the only time I see a Toshiba is when Lightning gets them. But anything below a 31" set is NOT built by Toshiba, and we don't sell those. I think that they should abandon the small set market, just because they aren't up to Toshiba Quality anymore. IMHO Walter --- Bil Green <tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Toshiba PTV > Model 65HX81 > Symptom: no power > > Just finished repairing this set. It was so hard > to figure where the > leak was that I thought this may help someone > else (other interesting > defects found) > > 1. Troubleshot > 2. Located and replaced open 2A circuit protector > in power supply - > at this time a portion of the green CRT > (picture tube) circuit > board immediately started burning up > 3. Examined area around green CRT and found a few > drops of liquid > leaking from the CRT onto the circuit board > (cause of burning). > 4. Removed the green CRT/assembly - checked > carefully for leaks (no > longer leaking! - so obvious sign as to where > it leaked from) > 5. After hours of waiting for it to leak, and > more tests, a loose > filler plug was found (buried under silicone > sealant). We added > more coolant, tightened it (was not leaking at > this time), and > sealed it with silicone sealant. > 6. Repaired burnt wiring on green CRT board > 7. Reinstalled green CRT/assembly > 8. Adjusted convergence controls > 9. Tightened loose lens wing nuts (not done > properly at factory) > 10. Cemented totally loose convergence adjustment > tabs (another > big mistake at factory) > > DOES TOSHIBA SUCK OR WHAT? - This is not the > first time I am seen > loose lens wing nuts, not to mention almost every > direct view Toshiba > I see having very green grey scale. But then it > is good for business. > > -- > Best regards, > > Bil Green > PC 1000 > Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546 > 760-924-1000 > mailto:tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login > Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > ===== Walter Wood Future Tech Home Center 2786 Hwy. 43 N. Lawrenceburg Tn. 38464 931-829-3337 Fax 931-829-4044 mailto:wwood_38478@xxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/