Have you manually degaussed it? Perhaps the internal degauss circuit is defective. Try un plugging the degauss coil and manually degaussing the tube. Could have been a lightning hit nearby that affected the shadow mask, or dropped? HTH Walter --- J Silverman <greentron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > See if tilting it forward and back changes the > colors. > Jerry Silverman > Greentron Inc > 4 Newland Ave > Greenville SC 29609 > 864 232 3889 > Fax 271 2080 > mailto:greentron@xxxxxxx > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mitchs Electronics" <Mitchstv@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 11:02 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] Philips 27PS50 27L800 > chassis poor color > > > > Told the customer that the crt appears to be > bad, even though it is still > under factory warranty. He said send it to the > land fill. Thought I would > fire it up one more time, like always to see if > I was thinking right. > > I don't have a print on this but I don't see > how the crt can be bad > because if the shadow mask was loose it shouldn't > change color wise. > > When put it on video 1 does have a pretty 3 > color effect with green on the > left blue in the center and red on the right, BUT > if bring up the Menu bar > the color is blue on the left red in the middle > and green on the right > inside the bar. Or even the volume bar which is > suppose to be red? is red in > the center with the blue back ground but on the > right with the red > background it changes to Green. I don't see how a > shadowmask could do this. > Any one have any thoughts? > > Mr. R. L. Mitchell > > Mitch's Electronics > > Lincoln, NE 68502 > > Mitchstv@xxxxxxxxxx > > > **************************************************************************** > * > > Classifieds! Buy or Sell! > > http://sell.tech-assist.org > > The Tech Address Book: > > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm > > Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your > Email Address: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm > > Lost Password: > > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost > your Login Info?". > > Email Archives: > > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > ***************************************************************************** > Classifieds! Buy or Sell! > http://sell.tech-assist.org > The Tech Address Book: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm > Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your > Email Address: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your > Login Info?". > 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 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/ ***************************************************************************** Classifieds! Buy or Sell! http://sell.tech-assist.org The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/