Sounds like your tuner has a dead RF amp in it. Damon Brunger damon101@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Telrad Electronic Services Ft Wayne, IN 46815 ----- Original Message ----- From: "adam miller" <adamt123@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 3:37 PM Subject: [TechAssist] zenith sms1917sg > > hello all, > > i have an old zenith sms1917sg that has a tuning problem, i have no > literature and couldnt find any tips for my solution, when you turn the set > on it stays on channel 2, when you try to connect a good sourse such as a > vcr or cable and then try to auto search it doesnt find any channels, when > you try to probe the pins of the tuner with a meter on one pin 4 it will > return to regular white noise, otherwise the screen is blank with a blueish > looking noise and the sound is distorted noise, when you turn the set off > you can still hear noise coming from the speaker as faint static noise. > troy > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > ------------------------------------------ > Help make your TechAssist database better! > Submit your fixes here: http://circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips > ------------------------------------------ > To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: > mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the > SUBJECT field to the address above. > > ------------------------------------------ Help make your TechAssist database better! Submit your fixes here: http://circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips ------------------------------------------ To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the SUBJECT field to the address above.