[TechAssist] Re: Toshiba 27A41 Intermittent Picture Distortion

  • From: "Peter oliver" <oliver_peter1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 15:40:35 +0000

Might try changing the 3.58MHZ crystal

Peter Oliver
Tucson Radio TV


From: "Phillip R. Hull" <phil245@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Toshiba 27A41 Intermittent Picture Distortion
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 09:30:01 -0500

Unplug the degaussing coil and see if it still does it.
Phillip R Hull     STET
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From: "Gemini Computer & TV" <geminitv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Techassist" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 8:27 AM
Subject: [TechAssist] Toshiba 27A41 Intermittent Picture Distortion


 > I currently have a Toshiba model 27A41 that has a very intermittent video
 > distortion that is rather hard to describe and unfortunately my digital
 > camera is at a different location. I will attempt to get it so I can
 > hopefully get a good picture of it and post it to my website later 
because
 > we all know a picture paints a thousand words in a case like this. I have
 > ONLY noticed this symptom on the RF input but have not yet determined if
it
 > occurs using any of the video inputs (composite, component, or S-Video). 
I
 > am now running a DVD using composite video to see if it does occur there.
 > The best way I can describe the symptom is that first I do not notice any
 > audio problem at all, only the video (or raster) is affected. The picture
 > will get these vertical distortion lines like it is breaking up (no loss
of
 > sync though) and at that time when this occurs, there are bands of purity
 > distortion that accompany the distortion. It can occur from a dead cold
 > start within a minute or the set can run for hours and then act up. I 
have
 > been all over the board with jewlers goggles and a jewelers loupe and can
 > find no cracks or bad solder. I cannot induce the symptom by tapping the
 > board nor by freezing or heating it. The symptom is completely random. So
 > far I have replaced the following components yet the symptom remains:
 >
 > Tuner (TU001)
 > IC201
 > IC701
 > IC1501
 >
 > So if someone has some suggestions, I am all ears.
 >
 > Bob Waterman, CET® #RI-28
 > Master Technician License #9109
 > Service Manager / Parts Manager
 > Gemini Computer, TV, & Security Alarms
 > (508)695-7302
 > (508)695-7769 FAX
 > geminitv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 > geminitv@xxxxxxx
 > www.geminicomputertvsecurityalarms.com
 >
 > 
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