Al, Thanks a million, that was the problem, soon as I read your suggestion, I remembered unplugging it to give me more room to install the wires from the flyback. Just forgot to reinstall the plug, live and learn.Thanks again you saved me allot of time trying to run the problem down. Dan Webster ----- Original Message ----- From: "al m" <ampm@xxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 12:08 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA M# F35673MB CH# CTC187CL3 > Make sure you have the ground wire on the CRT board plugged in. > Al Marquardt > ampm@xxxxxxx > Al Marquardt Electronic Repair > 206 W Main > Girardville Pa. 17935 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Webster TV" <webstertv@xxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 11:48 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] RCA M# F35673MB CH# CTC187CL3 > > > > Techs, > > > > This set had a bad flyback and shorted HOT originally, there was > > discoloration around the HOT on the board, so presumed HOT had been > running > > hot, replaced flyback, HOT, H. Driver Transformer, caps C4306, C4407, and > > diode CR4403.Resistors R4110, R4126, R4305 that were stressed > (discolored ), > > also replaced resistor R4402 in HOT circuit. Checked all voltage supplies > > and they are all real close. Set now operates fine, HOT runs cool, but on > > pictures that have writing on the screen or writing scrolling along > bottom, > > the letters are bent or kinked, you can also notice a slight kink or bend > in > > vertical straight edges, like doorways,etc.This problem looks like a > > capacitor problem, but I haven't run into this problem before, I checked > > tech-assist tips and found nothing that seemed close to this problem. > Anyone > > seen this before or have a solution? > > > > Dan Webster > > Webster's TV > > Shullsburg, Wi. > > > > > **************************************************************************** > * > > 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/