the corner of tuner nearest to the T-chip (jungle chip) just look at SAW filter and trace backwards Robert tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx H & H Electronics Inc Dallas, TX ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin" <kevintv@xxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 4:53 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA CTC175A chassis, F20601SE, bad connection in tuner? > Where does the IF exit the tuner? Thanks. > > Kevin Wilks > Kevin's TV & Video Repair > Penticton BC Canada > kevintv@xxxxxxx > > > -----Original Message----- > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 2:13 PM > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA CTC175A chassis, F20601SE, bad connection > in tuner? > > Solder a jumper wire from where the IF signal exits the tuner to the SAW > filter, then try flexing the board. > I had 2 of these with tiny cracks could not see the crack > Robert > tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > H & H Electronics Inc > Dallas, TX > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin" <kevintv@xxxxxxx> > To: "TECH-ASSIST" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 1:36 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] RCA CTC175A chassis, F20601SE, bad connection in > tuner? > > > > This set is driving me crazy. When I flex the board, or push on > certain > > areas around the tuner and T-chip, the picture goes from perfect to > very > > grainy. The bad connection appears to "move" as pushing on the same > > spot does not always fix or create the problem. I tried flexing the > > board in the dark and looking for a flash of light to indicate where > the > > bad connection is. I also went over the board with a brush with no > > success. Except for soldering the whole board including surface mount > > components, what else can I do? TIA > > > > Kevin Wilks > > Kevin's TV & Video Repair > > Penticton BC Canada > > kevintv@xxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -- > --- > > Lost Password: > > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > Email Archives: > > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ----- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/