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 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 ----- 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 > > ****** Coming November 19th ****** > ** www.ExcelDistributingInc.com ** > > > ----- 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 > > > > > > > > ***************************************** > > > > Help make your TechAssist online repair tips > > > > database better! Submit your fixes here: > > > > http://www.circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips > > > > ***************************************** > > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE write to: > > > > techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > with unsubscribe in the subject line. > > > > > > ***************************************** > > > Help make your TechAssist online repair tips > > > database better! Submit your fixes here: > > > http://www.circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips > > > ***************************************** > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE write to: > > > techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > with unsubscribe in the subject line. > > ***************************************** > > Help make your TechAssist online repair tips > > database better! Submit your fixes here: > > http://www.circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips > > ***************************************** > > To UNSUBSCRIBE write to: > > techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > with unsubscribe in the subject line. > > > > ***************************************** > Help make your TechAssist online repair tips > database better! Submit your fixes here: > http://www.circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips > ***************************************** > To UNSUBSCRIBE write to: > techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with unsubscribe in the subject line. > > ***************************************** Help make your TechAssist online repair tips database better! Submit your fixes here: http://www.circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips ***************************************** To UNSUBSCRIBE write to: techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the subject line.