Neil; Check the panel switches for contamination from windex or another liquid. That can cause the problems you ask about. The tuner problem can be the crystal in the tuner, p/n 208730. The crystal failure is very common. At 08:47 AM 3/5/2002 -0800, you wrote: >Set came in with just snow. Replaced eeprom, U7301 and U401 ( the little >smd Ic with 14 pins) in the tuner and the whole tuner wrap thing, and >still snow. Every so often, when I power the unit up it works ok for a few >minutes then goes back as before. I tried freeze spray, no good. Also now >the panel buttons act weird. Push one function and a different function >comes up. Like if I push the volume down key, the menu comes up. Any >Ideas on this one? The micro maybe? Neil > > > > >TV Doctors 108 W. Main St. Monroe,Wa. 98272 360-794-6469 > >------------------------------------------ >Make your TechAssist database better! >Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ >------------------------------------------ >To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: >mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe >Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the >SUBJECT field to the address above. Charles Jacobs Universal Electronics 933 B Lakeside Dr Mobile, AL 36693 (251) 643-1698 (208) 485-5574 fax mail to:cj1965@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------ Make your TechAssist database better! Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ ------------------------------------------ To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the SUBJECT field to the address above.