Don't know for sure but will check.Is it possible that if the tuner is shorted,it will affect the vertical ckt?.The only way that I can think off this happening is if both the tuner and vertical ckt feed of the same voltage supply.Will post the fix when I get it going.Thanks. Mando Birdie's TV & Electronics Casa Grande, AZ Harold Coleman wrote: > 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/ ***************************************************************************** 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/