OK David, it was a shot in the dark as I said I couldn't remember the chassis I had problem with. Must have been older than yours Robert tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx H & H Electronics Inc ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Lessard" <mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 8:32 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Quasar 27" TV - YAMRD204C - Vertical Distortion Top of Screen - FOLLOWUP > Could find D559 on this chassis even with the glasses on. The problem > here is instant, no warm up required for the problem to occur. Wouldn't > the whole horizontal sync be out of whack and not just the top 1" if the > horizontal hold circuit was failing? > > I hate second guessing myself however I've looked at everything. Could a > bad vertical IC cause this problem? > > David Lessard > Alexandria, Ontario, Canada > Mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > -----Original Message----- > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of tvservice > Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 3:04 PM > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Quasar 27" TV - YAMRD204C - Vertical > Distortion Top of Screen - FOLLOWUP > > look for a diode D559 near flyback > IF it has one replace with NTE177 or 519 or equivalent > fast switching diode. > Don't remember what chassis version it was, but I have seen many lose > horizontal sync as set warms up the diode would get leaky. I think the > diode > was in the horizontal hold down circuit. > Robert > tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > H & H Electronics Inc > > > -- Original Message ----- > From: "David Lessard" <mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 10:36 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Quasar 27" TV - YAMRD204C - Vertical > Distortion > Top of Screen - FOLLOWUP > > > > FOLLOWUP > > > > Okay I decided to get back to this dog today. I changed a few more > > questionable caps to no avail. The problem may not be vertical but > > horizontal because I do have a full vertical deflection it's just the > > top 1" of the screen that is scrambled as if the horizontal is off but > > just at the top. Has anyone seen this on this chassis? > > > > David Lessard > > Alexandria, Ontario, Canada > > Mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Lessard > > Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 7:23 PM > > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Quasar 27" TV - YAMRD204C - Vertical > > Distortion Top of Screen > > > > 5" missing video on top of screen that "was" pulsating up and down is > > gone; C559 220/35 reading 42 was the bad guy. I still have an inch or > so > > of vertical distortion (pulling to the left) at the top of the screen. > > Also 1/3 of the screen seems to be brighter (flickering also) then the > > rest of the screen which has a stable image. Now to find the bad cap, > > changed seven now and I still haven't found it. Any ideas? > > > > David Lessard > > Mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > Alexandria, Ontario, Canada > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Lessard > > Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 4:56 PM > > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Quasar 27" TV - YAMRD204C - Vertical > > Distortion Top of Screen > > > > Oops...wrong model...should be YAMED204C. What is the chassis number > for > > this? Anyone? > > > > David Lessard > > Mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > Alexandria, Ontario, Canada > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Lessard > > Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 4:29 PM > > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [TechAssist] Quasar 27" TV - YAMRD204C - Vertical Distortion > > Top of Screen > > > > Hello Techs, > > > > Unit came in with vertical lines top of screen. Replaced usual > suspects > > around vertical deflection heatsink, C451, C453, C455, C458 and a > > .1uf/50V cap (forgot its board location). Anyway now I get vertical > > distortion at the top of the screen while viewing a channel. With just > a > > blue screen (like from a VCR menu) I can see the top 5" of the screen > > pulsing up and down, I rechecked all caps and verified the charge-pump > > circuit is working properly. What am I missing here? Another cap? > > > > Thanks, > > > > David Lessard > > Mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > Alexandria, Ontario, Canada > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ----- > > This Email List is Public. Remove: > http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm > > Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login > Problems?". > > Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ----- > > This Email List is Public. 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