Hi This unit is fixed now. Those resistors that everyone mentioned were indeed bad. My question is now??? Was it coincidence that they went bad after I had repaired the other two resistors that causes the bow / no video sympton?? Thankyou to all who replied!!!! Bill Sorensen New Life Video & Audio billans@xxxxxxxxxxxx - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Damon" <DAMON101@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2002 6:15 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Zenith Z56Z83D7 Bowed lines fixed, but now smeared picture > > I think I remember those resistors.....3 of them, one on each crt board, > located between crt output and crt drive transistors, value is 120 k ohm 1/2 > watt......R501 or R105, I know it has a 5 in it. > > Damon Brunger > damon101@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Telrad Electronic Services > Ft Wayne, IN 46815 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David J. Williams" <djwilliams@xxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2002 7:40 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Zenith Z56Z83D7 Bowed lines fixed, but now smeared > picture > > > > > > Check the resistors on the picture tube sockets, i am not sure which ones, > > but monday i can find out for you > > > > David > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Bill S > > Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2002 7:20 PM > > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [TechAssist] Zenith Z56Z83D7 Bowed lines fixed, but now smeared > > picture > > > > > > > > Ugh! > > I had worked on this a month ago with the two resistors being opened or > > changed in value. R3243 was open. R3244 checked Ok. The customer called > > and told me that the set was working good except that the picture was > going > > goofy. He brought it in here and I would say that there is a smearey or > > smudgy picture. The faces look green. Tint control does nothing. I have > > gone over all the connections to see if something came loose and so far > > nothing. Could the focus/splitter module have gone bad just > "coincidently"? > > Or are there other things going on? > > Thankyou for your help > > > > Bill Sorensen > > New Life Video & Audio > > billans@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/change.html > > ------------------------------------------ > > ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** > > Submit Repair Tips here: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/change.html > > ------------------------------------------ > > ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** > > Submit Repair Tips here: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > > > > ------------------------------------------ > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/change.html > ------------------------------------------ > ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** > Submit Repair Tips here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/change.html ------------------------------------------ ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/