[TechAssist] Re: Zenith oldie SY2577P console "hard to start"

  • From: "D Thunhurst" <dthunhurst@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 16:10:24 -0600

Phil,
I have found those sets to have many bad joints on the 9-160 board.  Also if
it has the two connectors side by side on the tuner, check for bad joints.
I also have found several of the caps to have high esr on the 9-160 board,
especially the 1uf and the 10uf caps.
Hope this helps.
Daryl
Daryl's TV
3310 Dyer St.
El Paso, TX 79930
915-565-9184
915-564-1024 Fax
dthunhurst@xxxxxxx
http://dynacomp.freeyellow.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Philip Bader <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, June 05, 2003 3:52 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Zenith oldie SY2577P console "hard to start"


>This old console has a 9-160 main board,9-149 space command,9-222 tuner
>control (has relay).
>I pushed and pushed the power button to no avail.After probiing all the
>interconnected cables I retried and it came on with a vertically
>stretched picture.
>Removed the vert board 9-152-01. ESR'd caps, replaced C2164 910mf/100v)
>and C2131 (47mf/35v). this cured the linearity.
>Reinstalled it and all is working.
>Question to the ol timers!
>Is there any known issues with a "hard to turn" on symptom? Start up
>cap?
>I know this is vague but an old set with a possible intermittant.Ugh.
>Phil Bader
>--
>Philip Bader
>Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976)
>3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880
>Fax (863) 299-8821
>email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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