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

  • From: "Jeff Dougherty" <jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 19:27:36 -0500

Thanks everyone..we'll see.
I have to run to that house one more time..if I get done early, I will pull
the cover and check this set, but a lot of you have said, it's not worth the
time, so we'll see.
Thanks.

Jeff
mailto:Jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  www.9-11-2001tragedy.com
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Intrepid Video & Electronics
Harrisburg, PA 17111
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----- Original Message -----
From: "JMartin" <JMartin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 11:31 AM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: This ones for the ol' timers..RCA GB688S console


>
> 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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