Ohhhhhh........you tried to contact RCA tech assist hotline didn't you? I think the PAY numbers still have Real American Techs that can Really Troubleshoot! THE MOMENT I hear "huh RO.....how do you go.....wat iz model number? wat is silial number? I'll have to hang up. Won't pay for that....... Damon B Telrad Electronics Fort Wayne IN ----- Original Message ----- From: <daryls_tv@xxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 9:44 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA D52W20, ITC222, Convergence power supply problem > Damon, > Thanks for your efforts. > Besides going to have to learn to speak Chinese, it looks like we are going= > have to learn to speak the Hindu language. :-) > Daryl > Daryl's TV > 2402 Wyoming Ave. > El Paso, TX 79903 > 915-565-9184 Voice/Fax > daryls_tv@xxxxxxx > www.angelfire.com/tv2/daryls_tv > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Damon <damoneb@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA D52W20, ITC222, Convergence power supply prob= > lem > Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 06:31:40 -0500 > > >=20 > > Daryl I'd offer you a copy of the power supply for that....BUT > > I just tried printing....1/2 of the schematic popped out > > 2 page printing.....2 white pages popped out. > > Copy and paste....that's magnify and move operations in the RCA schematic > > program. > >=20 > > I know there's a software engineer over there named Simon Bar Sinister, > > Mouhaha-ing all the way to the bank after developing those print > > drivers.....sorry, can't help you with a SCHEMATIC. > > Maybe someone else??? (At least I'd know my program load was a bad load > > then....) > >=20 > > Damon B > > Telrad Electronics > > Fort Wayne IN > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <daryls_tv@xxxxxxx> > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 12:20 AM > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA D52W20, ITC222, Convergence power supply > > problem > >=20 > >=20 > > > No... I don't have any schematics on this set. > > > I think I may have found the problem. I have absolutly no resistance > > readi=3D > > > ngs between pins 3 & 4 of the opt-coupler, even on high meg scale. > > > I will post the results when the part comes in. > > > Thanks, > > > Daryl > > > Daryl's TV > > > 2402 Wyoming Ave. > > > El Paso, TX 79903 > > > 915-565-9184 Voice/Fax > > > daryls_tv@xxxxxxx > > > www.angelfire.com/tv2/daryls_tv > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Damon <damoneb@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA D52W20, ITC222, Convergence power supply > > prob=3D > > > lem > > > Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 22:20:41 -0500 > > > > > > >=3D20 > > > > Do you have schematics? If so, one of the transistors driving or being > > > > driven by the optoisolator can be jumpered (screwdriver) and maybe the > > un=3D > > > it > > > > will start, I'm pretty sure that if that's the case, replacement of t= > he > > > > board will save you some time/money. > > > >=3D20 > > > > Damon B > > > > Telrad Electronics > > > > Fort Wayne IN > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: <daryls_tv@xxxxxxx> > > > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 1:10 PM > > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA D52W20, ITC222, Convergence power supply > > > > problem > > > >=3D20 > > > >=3D20 > > > > > After re-checking the power supply, I discovered that the chopper is > > not > > > > os=3D3D > > > > > cillating. I guess I was in a hurry and used the wrong ground as > > > > reference. > > > > > I rechecked every component on the primary side and still not findi= > ng > > > > anyth=3D3D > > > > > ing bad. > > > > > I thought I would sub another chopper into it but I couldn't find a= > ny > > > > cross=3D3D > > > > > for it. I hate to order one and wait several days only find out t= > hat > > =3D > > > may > > > > =3D3D > > > > > not be it. > > > > > Daryl=3D3D20 > > > > > Daryl's TV > > > > > 2402 Wyoming Ave. > > > > > El Paso, TX 79903 > > > > > 915-565-9184 Voice/Fax > > > > > daryls_tv@xxxxxxx > > > > > www.angelfire.com/tv2/daryls_tv > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: Damon <damoneb@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA D52W20, ITC222, Convergence power sup= > ply > > > > prob=3D3D > > > > > lem > > > > > Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 08:00:20 -0500 > > > > > > > > > > >=3D3D20 > > > > > > Daryl, > > > > > > I have yet to see a defective convergence power supply on the ITC > > 222, > > > > > > HOWEVER..... > > > > > > The CTC 195/197 series has had intermittant conv power shutdown, = > and > > =3D > > > the > > > > > > board cost was cheap enough to just replace it entirely. It might= > be > > =3D > > > the > > > > =3D3D > > > > > way > > > > > > to go on this unit. > > > > > >=3D3D20 > > > > > > On the boards I worked on, I was able to eventually see it fail, > > then=3D > > > by > > > > > > jumpering two leads on the primary side I was able to restart it > > and > > > > ver=3D3D > > > > > ify > > > > > > it was the smps, and it was not a "shorting" type of failure. The > > > > oscilla=3D3D > > > > > tor > > > > > > just quits oscillating for no good reason. But in your case > > oscillati=3D > > > on > > > > > > isn't the issue, tranferring power to the secondary is......does = > the > > > > final > > > > > > output drive the transformer at all? > > > > > >=3D3D20 > > > > > > Damon B > > > > > > Telrad Electronics > > > > > > Fort Wayne IN > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: <daryls_tv@xxxxxxx> > > > > > > To: <TechAssist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 6:18 PM > > > > > > Subject: [TechAssist] RCA D52W20, ITC222, Convergence power supply > > > > problem > > > > > >=3D3D20 > > > > > >=3D3D20 > > > > > > > RCA D52W20, ITC222, Convergence power supply problem > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Another looser here. > > > > > > > Customer claims they changed channels and lost the convergence. > > > > > > > What I found is no control of convergence and a distorted pictu= > re. > > > > > > > There are no voltages out of the convergence power supply on the > > > > > > secondarie=3D3D3D > > > > > > > s. > > > > > > > I do have power on the primary of the smps and does appear to be > > > > > > oscillatin=3D3D3D > > > > > > > g. > > > > > > > I checked all of the semi's, resistors and electro's. 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