Isn't this the one where you have to use Chipper Check to tell the eeprom/micro which tuner is installed? I don't remember for sure if it is and also don't know what the symptom is when it is set for the wrong type tuner. May be worth checking into though. ************************************************** Jim Myers Since 1972 Telrad Electronic Services Co. Fort Wayne, IN 46815 ************************************************* ----- Original Message ----- From: <gulftech@xxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 9:35 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/