I use a straw to cover small caps, transistors and other components, then spray a little bit of coolant inside straw and isolate it from cooling other components in a given area. > ** Original Subject: RE: [TechAssist] Re: RCA CTC187 > ** Original Sender: "al.L" <al@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > ** Original Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 14:06:46 -0500 (EST) > ** Original Message follows... > > suggest freeze may have healed cap or temporarily fixed bad solder.I would > replace vertical ic and all caps you froze, and apply usual half pound of > solder. This is why I am very careful about freezing large areas.You can > even use paper to shield all but the suspect parts and freeze one at a > time., or a heat gun with afine nozzle. God luck. al > > alleathe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Al Leatherman > Mine Hill, NJ 07803 > 973-361-5796 > ----- Original Message -----From: "Shaun" <ssroark@xxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 10:18 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] RCA CTC187 > > > > Today this tv came in and when first turned on it had very poor vertical > deflection. The bottom half of the picture looks ok but the top is folding > over and over scanning. Looks like a defective cap, I sprayed freeze mist on > the vertical section near the vertical ic and 3 large caps right there and > it came back on good pix. Now the set looks fine no matter what I do hot or > cold or soldering nothing makes it go bad again. I am worried that if i give > it back it will be back in a day or two with a mad customer. Does anyone > have any tips on this problem? I am thinking the freeze mist fixed it for > now but will probably fail again. > > > > Shaun > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > 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. > > > > ------------------------------------------ > 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. > >** --------- End Original Message ----------- ** > 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.