Electronics Forum / Repair / April 2005

Hi all, another strange problem that I have:
Tandberg CTV model 7R63. No IF output from tuner, and the tuner is
good, (UV1316-philips) tried another one with no help. What seems
weird is, the +33V supply which the tuner requires, is actually

The subject TV, a Toshiba CZ32V51 exhibited the following symptoms
intermittantly: Upon startup, it immediately went into failsafe mode
with slow blinking front red led with black screen, no audio or video.
After about 5 - 10 minutes a normal picture would come on and last for

I have the subject TV with a horizontal line. It has a LA-7838
Vertical deflection IC. How can I test it to insure it is good? I have
sound. I have tried to re-solder around hot spots on board. All
electrolytic CAPS ESR below .5 ohms. Chassis # ANEDP206

Sony KV-27V26, built in Oct '97.     The video suddenly went out.  
I would turn it on and it would be fine for 10-60 seconds, then the
picture would compress into a 1' horizontal picture for 5-10 seconds
and then it would go blank until the next time I'd turn it on.  If I'd

I have a Sony Trinitron Model KV-32S22. The color is off and I can'
adjust it using the remote. Also it takes about 5 minutes for th
picture to come on.
A red light flashes timer until the picture comes on. Any advice

I have had an LG plasma for about a year with out any problems. I turned it
on last night and it now has a black, vertical band 2" wide in the middle of
screen all sources/all inputs, all of the time. Anyone else had the same
problem or know if it is fixable?

I have a question about battery and voltage. Please correct me if i am
wrong.
If you add two batteries in a series, you double the voltage and Ah ?
lets take an example

I need a single piece of sheet steel, approximately 17" x 7" x 1/8" (or
slightly thicker) for a project.  I haven't checked yet, but I'm
guessing Home Depot etc. don't carry such items (I know the carry
thinner sheet metal, angle iron, metal rods, etc, but I've never seen

I am trying to repair graphic monochrome LCD from VDS. (VG-S 322402) it is a
screen of JRC 1500 Radar. The LCD operates but the image is shifted to the
left approximately 1/4 of the screen.
All the signals look as I would expect it to be. Processor is functional.

Please explain,
By chance when a light socket was checked, was found that when th
electrician put his meter across the Live and the Earth (Yel/Grn) wir
it showed that it was live,

Looking for source or cross for damper diode FMPG5F
Many thanks

So I just bought a used Proscan 56" projection TV (PTK195 Chassiso or
CTC195). It intermittently has a strange convergence problems. The image
will get bad pincushion on all 4 sides and the colors will not be lined
up. The problem can be fixed by going in the Menu->Screen->Correct ...

Model 40H80 chasis PAC 0073 convergence jumping/picture rolling waiting on
manual, have STK392's in stock, is this set known for vertical problems?
Rono!

I've got an old pair of Jansen speakers with the electrostatic
tweeters. They're four array radiator types.( four inch square or so
with four to a box.)
I'm thinking about putting them in another speaker box project I'm

I'm looking for a source for a new optical pickup for an Onkyo DR-C500
DVD changer/receiver combo.  I don't have the service manual, so I
don't know the part number.  
Andy Cuffe