Customer stated loss of sound after lightning storm. I located defective U1600(190484) Stereo DBX Decoder and U1601(204290)DAC. Sound returned after replacement. Problem now is that the sound will be at normal listening level for apx 5 min,(with sound turned all the way down!), when turned on from cold start. After set is warmed up sound will go down(as control indicates). Then set will have normal listening level(turned all the way down)for only 2-4 seconds, so heat does affect the problem.(All voltages on ICs are the same, whether sound is up or down.) Heating and cooling of parts in audio circuit have no effect on problem. Customer probably would not notice this problem, because the audio level is OK when left at normal level and they would have no reason to have it set all the way down, at cold start. But I know the problem is there and would like to find the solution. I probably would not have detected the problem if I didn't cook out my sets with no volume. If anyone has any suggestions, I would like to hear them. This thing is driving me nuts. Paul W C&W Electronics _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com ------------------------------------------ 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.