[TechAssist] Re: RCA HDTV ATC321 Blue Screen with set off?? Normal???
- From: Al L <alleathe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 09:14:44 -0400
I also thank Greg.I completely forgot "technical Evaluation"! Its even
better than "Optomize set"!
Al Leatherman
224 RT. 46
Mine Hill, NJ 07803
973-361-5796
WWW.ALS-TV.NET
----- Original Message -----
From: "Electric Medic" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 11:54 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA HDTV ATC321 Blue Screen with set off??
Normal???
> Good info, Greg, Thanks.
> Perry Bower
>> Electric Medic
>> "It's Cheaper to Keep Her"
>> http://www.electricmedic.com/shipping.htm
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Greg Mitchell
> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 11:26 PM
> To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA HDTV ATC321 Blue Screen with set off??
> Normal???
>
>
> Perry,
> Ed is sooooooo right. Customers expect to and are willing to pay for
> technical services, including "their" education.
> HD equipment is complicated, people require our services just to figure
> out
> how to properly operate the stuff.
> Clean the screen, blow the dust out of the vents if you have to, charge a
> reasonable fee for Technical Evaluation, stay in business to work another
> day.
>
> P.S. Be sure to point out the reason for the cool-down mode. : Striking a
> hot lamp can shorten it's life. Also note that customers should not plug
> these units into the AC outlet on a cable box, since removing AC will not
> let the fans run to complete cool-down.
>
> I will now step down off my soapbox.
> Take care
> Greg
>
> Greg Mitchell
> Mitchell TV
> 408 S. 11th Street
> Niles, MI 49120
> 269-683-0868
> 269-683-1501 Fax
> mitchelltv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ed Gaidies
> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 8:38 PM
> To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA HDTV ATC321 Blue Screen with set off??
> Normal???
>
>
> Perry;
> Don't know what the Deposit was. But you spent time
> checking it out...did some research...cover your expenses.
> Charge them nothing for "your" education.
>
> -Ed-
> Ed Gaidies
> Tel-Tek Electronics
> Est. 1969
>
> Ontario-Canada
>
> teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> teltek@xxxxxxxxx
>
>
> Electric Medic wrote:
>> Thanks Guys. Customer bought set second hand and believe it or not
>> brought
>> me set to fix. Well, I didn't know either and was unplugging before blue
>> screen timed out. Man, I gotta get out more, this is the first of this I
>> have seen. I have changed some lamps before but..don't remember this.
>> What
>> will they think of next? Obviously customers don't know either. Now, I
> must
>> give back deposit, I learned something but there was nothing wrong with
> set,
>> geese.
>>
>> Perry Bower
>> Electric Medic
>> "It's Cheaper to Keep Her"
>> http://www.electricmedic.com/shipping.htm
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Greg Mitchell
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 9:03 PM
>> To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA HDTV ATC321 Blue Screen with set off??
>> Normal???
>>
>>
>> Blue screen after power off is 20 or 30 second opportunity for customer
>> to
>> turn power back on, without waiting for cooldown.After the 20 or 30
>> second
>> interval, the TV will not turn back on until the fans have stopped
> running,
>> about 2 minutes.
>> This applies to DLP sets only
>>
>> Greg Mitchell
>> Mitchell TV
>> 408 S. 11th Street
>> Niles, MI 49120
>> 269-683-0868
>> 269-683-1501 Fax
>> mitchelltv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Electric Medic
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 4:05 PM
>> To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [TechAssist] RCA HDTV ATC321 Blue Screen with set off??
>> Normal???
>>
>>
>> All:
>>
>> Anybody seen one of these RCA HDTV ATC321 that the Screen turns blue with
>> the set turned off. The blue is like you are in the video mode with no
>> signal. When you turn TV on everything is normal. Turn TV off and screen
>> goes blue, totally. Weird. Is this normal. The set does have internet
> access
>> in the menu and all sorts of menu options. I have tried to turn
>> everything
>> off, but there is so much stuff to turn off. This is a good one. I wonder
>> how many has seen this?
>>
>> Perry Bower
>> Electric Medic
>> "It's Cheaper to Keep Her"
>> http://www.electricmedic.com
>> 3850 Washington Road Suite 4C
>> Martinez, Georgia 30907
>> Phone: 706-8MEDIC4 (863-3424)
>> Phone: 706-863-3474
>> Fax: 706-863-2316
>> mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of tvservice
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 5:02 PM
>> To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA P60920BL PTK195KC vert. problems
>>
>>
>> Replace C14502 3300mfd 25volt
>> C14505 220mfd 35volt
>> CR14501 #155276 NTE125 ( I use nte580 or 577)
>> May also need to replace 2 surface mount caps off pin 16 of U16201
>> C14501 and C14503 .1mfd # 190552
>>
>> Robert
>> tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> H & H Electronics Inc
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Larry E" <videotech@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 3:39 PM
>> Subject: [TechAssist] RCA P60920BL PTK195KC vert. problems
>>
>>
>>
>>>Hi Guys, working on a RCA P60920BL 195 chassis with what looked like a
>>
>> converg.
>>
>>>problem initially, 3 bowed lines in the center of the screen, top half
>>
>> looks like it has
>>
>>>severe foldover or loss of sync (without the rolling, hard to describe)
>>
>> bottom half of
>>
>>>the picture is black, audio is also missing, found no output voltages
>>
>> on the little aux board, replaced the board and got all voltages back but
>> the symptom is exactly the same, checked the vertical IC and voltages
>> were
>> all low except pin 2, unsoldered
>>
>>>pins 1 & 7 and voltages came back up except pin 6 it was 8.9v now with
>>
>> pins 1 & 7
>>
>>>unsoldered it`s 12.5 volts, I have never seen this symptom on a 195
>>
>> chassis before
>>
>>> obviously U14501 is bad but is there anything else that you guys have
>>
>> seen? I
>>
>>>can`t figure out why I don`t have any audio with a blown vertical IC, any
>>
>> help is
>>
>>>greatly appreciated, Larry E
>>>Larry Eastman
>>>American TV & Electronics
>>>Crystal River, Fl. 34428
>>>
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