[TechAssist] Re: This ones for the ol' timers..RCA GB688S console

  • From: "JMartin" <JMartin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 11:31:44 -0500

Hi Jeff!  We got alot of old parts in stock.  If you need help identifying
one or want to see it is avail. let me know.  Some of these I can sell very
cheap.
Thanks,
Jason Martin
Excel Distributing Inc.
1819 Mentor Ave.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45212
ph. 800-733-3329
fax 800-735-8007
JMartin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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----- Original Message -----
From: Phil Bader <philbad@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 9:25 AM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: This ones for the ol' timers..RCA GB688S console


>
> Some of those old RCAs had a bad electrolytic mounted on the convergence
> board.Either a 50 or 100 mfd.
>
> GOMDWIL@xxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> > Hello Jeff, I am an ol' timer and I can tell you QUIT while you are
ahead , unless you have a lots of old parts on hand. That is Ch# CTC68A
,year 1977, Sams#1703.And if you got it going the picture quality may not be
exceptable. Good Luck ---GOW TV Service    In a message dated Sat, 10 Nov
2001  8:40:32 PM Eastern Standard Time, "Jeff Dougherty"
<jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> >
> > >
> > > I saw this unit when I was at the customers house for another repair.
I
> > > didn't really want to take the back cover off and go through that, but
the
> > > set is an older RCA model said GB688S, no chassis or year on the back.
This
> > > one has the uhf/VHF tuner
> > > Slight pincushion down from the top and picture badly converged.
Placing in
> > > service mode, Blue line is curved to the top of center line, green
down from
> > > center line.
> > > Is this thing worth repairing?
> > >
> > > Jeff
> > > mailto:Jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  www.9-11-2001tragedy.com
> > > FAX 1-413-280-0677
> > > Intrepid Video & Electronics
> > > Harrisburg, PA 17111
> > > 717-909-8844
> > > www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net www.thetoolcaddy.com
> > >
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