Armando, You sure they didn't hook it up to the LNA connector.Seen the same problem a few times.It burns the tuner usually. Harold C&C --- armando guerra <birdie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > This set was ok until the customer hooked up a used > direct tv receiver > to it.They hooked it up via the rf ant connector,not > the video > jacks.When they turned the tv on,they say the pix > pulled in from the > sides,the color went bad, and some smoke came out of > the back. > They right away turned it off,removed the > sat.receiver and tried it > again.The pix came in with good color and sound but > was lacking about > 5in at the bottom of screen.So,they brought it in > for me to check.It > does have a nice pix but not enough vertical at > bottom. > I don't have the manual but I did replace the vert. > ic tda-8172 but > still the same.I checked the low ohm resistors and > diodes around the > vert. ic but they check ok.Does this ic use the -13v > and the +13v to > operate and if so,maybe someone can tell me what > diodes and resistors > feed the 2 voltages.Maybe the eeprom went bad.Any > idea's or tips > welcomed.Thanks > Mando > Birdie's TV & Electronics > Casa Grande, AZ > > ***************************************************************************** > 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/ ===== Harold Coleman C&C Handyman Service handymanharold2002@xxxxxxxxx __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com ***************************************************************************** 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/