Go back and check again. I did the same thing but it wasn't a splash it was a small bridge that looked like it belonged there. al marquardt ampm@xxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Cohen" <bond007d@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 4:47 PM Subject: [TechAssist] RCA TV Model #F26634SF/CTC187AB - no channels 7-50 > > Just got this set in for intermitttent interference on channels accompanied > with blasts of audio. That problem was the typical tuner grounding problem. > Resoldered ground points (as I have many times). That fixed the problem it > came in for, but now there is just snow on channels 7-50. 2-6 and above 50 > are fine. Does this sound like the U7301 problem? What about U7401? Which > would be the more likely cause. Has anyone had a case where one of those > parts was ok before the solder work and not after? I didn't find any solder > splashes, so I don't think I messed up there. I believe the channels were > working before I started the solder work. I did find 3 caps that appear to > be bad as far as the ESR meter goes - C4105, C4404, C4505. C4105 was just > about fully open. I don't think any of these would have anything to do with > the problem I have now, but I don't have a schematic so I could be wrong. > Haven't replaced them and tried again yet because I wanted to replace one of > the ICs if that was the cause before I resoldered everything. Thanks for > any thoughts anyone can offer on this. > > Best Regards, > Don Cohen > DC Electronics > Shinglehouse, PA 16748 > (814) 697-7800 > bond007d@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > ------------------------------------------ > Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > ------------------------------------------ > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > > > ------------------------------------------ Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html