I am the second shop into this unit.Not sure what the first did,but customer complained of lines appearing in the picture and I thinj he heard it in the sound also,like a tuner going into oscillation (I think from his description). He got tired of dealing with the other shop and the highly intermittant condition. I was scheduled to come out and take the chassisbut before I did, he called ,said it started looking distorted,so he turned it off.Later it was totally dead. Sure enough. In the shop I found the main 5 amp AC fuse blown. No shorts found. Q14401 HOT OK, main v. regulator Q14101 OK. PS Rectifiers all seem OK.Rectifier bridge OK. Main capacitor 680mfd@250V OK. BUT: Install a new 5A fuse ,simply plugping in the line cord instantly blows fuse. No shorts found anywhere! Need input! Phil Bader -- Philip Bader Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976) 3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880 Fax (863) 299-8821 email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ***************************************************************************** Classifieds! Buy or Sell! http://sell.tech-assist.org The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/