Hi Ken: USING CHIPPER CHECK verify that the set "thinks" it has the correct tuner installed. tee hee Wayne Vanaman Omega Electronics 6904 W Fairfield Dr Pensacola, Fl. 32506-3310 Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx WWW.PensacolaTVRepair.Com 850-456-5995 voice 850-458-6369 fax ----- Original Message ----- From: <gulftech@xxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 8:35 AM Subject: [TechAssist] RCA TV, J27430, CTC203J9, Pix & Sound Comes & Goes > Techs, > > This set looks like a bad tuner. Comes on w/ pix & sound. Then, every > few seconds, loses sync, pix & sound blanks, screen says "Unusable > Signal." This tuner mounts on the main pcb. Pulled tuner, resoldered, > and reinstalled. As I recall, set did same thing, BUT problem seemed > only to appear on low-band VHF. (That was last week.) > > Ordered new tuner (252841) and installed. Problem still there, but on > all channels. Pix loses sync, may come right back or be off long enough > to display "Unusable Signal" again, then come back in. I know it's > <possible> the new tuner is bad, but is there something I missed? > > TIA, > > > Ken Smith > Gulf Technical Services > 3034 Gulf Breeze Parkway > Gulf Breeze, FL 32563 > 850-934-8324 (Voice) 850-932-0819 (Fax) > > > ________________________________________________________________ > The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! > Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! > Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! > **************************************************************************** * > 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/ > ***************************************************************************** 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/