Thanks for the response Jerry, I covered the area with silicone didn't test it yet. Customer said it gradually got worse so????? Al Marquardt ampm@xxxxxxx Al Marquardt Electronic Repair 206 W Main Girardville Pa. 17935 ----- Original Message ----- From: "J Silverman" <greentron@xxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 11:47 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sylvania SRT4127FA TV > Sounds like surface contamination of the circuit board. Try cleaning that > area with alcohol. If that doesnt work you may have to scrape the board > surface. > Jerry Silverman > Greentron Inc > 4 Newland Ave > Greenville SC 29609 > 864 232 3889 > Fax 271 2080 > mailto:greentron@xxxxxxx > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "al m" <ampm@xxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 9:45 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sylvania SRT4127FA TV > > > > The symptoms were the screen voltage was low. I sprayed the cap and the > > voltage dropped, bad cap right. Wrong I took the cap out sprayed it again > > and the voltage dropped, bad socket maybe? Nope I took the socket off and > > sprayed the board and it fell again with nothing connected. I just got > this > > cooler and I'm starting to think that the cooler is causing a short.there > > are 3 spaces cut in the board between the pins that are causing the > voltage > > drop so I think now that it's the freeze spray. This is the first time I > > used this brand. I will replace the cap to be sure but it's been playing > > with the cap in.????????? > > Al Marquardt > > ampm@xxxxxxx > > Al Marquardt Electronic Repair > > 206 W Main > > Girardville Pa. 17935 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Phillip R. Hull" <phil245@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 12:50 PM > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sylvania SRT4127FA TV > > > > > > > What are the symptoms you are trying to correct. Sometime spraying > > > something and getting it real cold will change resistance and > capacitance > > > between between different points on the board and its normal. > > > Phillip R Hull STET > > > phil245@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > FAX 517--569-3075 > > > Professional Technicians only > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "al m" <ampm@xxxxxxx> > > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 12:05 PM > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sylvania SRT4127FA TV > > > > > > > > > > It varies with the CRT socket off the board. Right now I have just the > > > > screen wire hooked up and when you spray it the voltage drops. > > > > Al Marquardt > > > > ampm@xxxxxxx > > > > Al Marquardt Electronic Repair > > > > 206 W Main > > > > Girardville Pa. 17935 > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Phillip R. Hull" <phil245@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 12:01 PM > > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sylvania SRT4127FA TV > > > > > > > > > > > > > Al, > > > > > You may have a leaky sparkgap assy that is inside the CRT socket. > > You > > > > may > > > > > not be able to see it, but it probably has one in there. By the way > > > what > > > > is > > > > > the symptoms you are having with set. If the cap is open it > wouldn't > > > > > matter if you took it off or not and without the cap it probably > would > > > > vary > > > > > alot also. > > > > > Phillip R Hull STET > > > > > phil245@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > FAX 517--569-3075 > > > > > Professional Technicians only > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "al m" <ampm@xxxxxxx> > > > > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 11:46 AM > > > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sylvania SRT4127FA TV > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Never mind the CRT socket I took it off and the voltage drops > > without > > > it > > > > > on. > > > > > > The voltage also changes with the cap out. I took the screen wire > > out > > > > and > > > > > > sprayed it and nothing. Why would the voltage drop from cooling a > > > trace > > > > > that > > > > > > is not connected to anything else? I;m totally confused. > > > > > > Al Marquardt > > > > > > ampm@xxxxxxx > > > > > > Al Marquardt Electronic Repair > > > > > > 206 W Main > > > > > > Girardville Pa. 17935 > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: "al m" <ampm@xxxxxxx> > > > > > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 6:11 PM > > > > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Sylvania SRT4127FA TV > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Does anyone have the print for this or the parts list. I need > the > > > CRT > > > > > > socket > > > > > > > #. For some reason cooling the socket lowers the screen voltage, > > on > > > or > > > > > off > > > > > > > the CRT. I removed the cap and it's the socket. Must be some > kind > > of > > > > > short > > > > > > > or something in there. 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