Vertical Amplifier out in our TV-

Hi.I've been told that our RCA Mdl.# G25043TN T.V. has a bad vertical
amplifier that causes the picture to be squeezed down to a horizontal
line across the middle.
Where can I purchase such a part and how do I locate the old one to
replace?
The repairman wants "$ 80-90" to fix it and the thing is 17 years
old,so I'm thinking that it may be worth fixing if I do it myself.I've
done some electrical soldering successfully and am pretty handy in
general,and I am aware of the potential high voltage sources in an
unplugged TV.
Much thanks-Brian

BrianAlex wrote:
> Hi.I've been told that our RCA Mdl.# G25043TN T.V. has a bad vertical
> amplifier that causes the picture to be squeezed down to a horizontal
> line across the middle.
> Where can I purchase such a part and how do I locate the old one to
> replace?
> The repairman wants "$ 80-90" to fix it and the thing is 17 years
> old,so I'm thinking that it may be worth fixing if I do it myself.I've
> done some electrical soldering successfully and am pretty handy in
> general,and I am aware of the potential high voltage sources in an
> unplugged TV.
> Much thanks-Brian
>
It's probably not a single part. If you can find the vertical yoke
connections, you can probably trace back from there. But $80-90 might
be a bargain, because you can easily spend that on replacement parts
while chasing false leads. And you'll likely also need some
instruments.

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"BrianAlex" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi.I've been told that our RCA Mdl.# G25043TN T.V. has a bad vertical
> amplifier that causes the picture to be squeezed down to a horizontal
> line across the middle.
> Where can I purchase such a part and how do I locate the old one to
> replace?
> The repairman wants "$ 80-90" to fix it and the thing is 17 years
> old,so I'm thinking that it may be worth fixing if I do it myself.I've
> done some electrical soldering successfully and am pretty handy in
> general,and I am aware of the potential high voltage sources in an
> unplugged TV.
> Much thanks-Brian
>


It's entirely possible that it's just a cracked solder joint, it's a common
problem on older TV sets. You may do well to find someone to help you on
this, a TV is not really a project for the beginner though when it comes to
TV problems, this is an easy one.

Being 17 years old, and analog technologies, it may be wise to consider
replacment with a newer tele. Or fix the set and start putting monies aside
for the digital to analog convertor.
>FWIW. Buy the service literature, available in Sams FotoFact format, then
>determine what items you would care to order and replace. Being not
>available to technicial advise, or trained technicians may pose safety an
>reliability problems. IMHO.
"James Sweet" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "BrianAlex" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Hi.I've been told that our RCA Mdl.# G25043TN T.V. has a bad vertical
>> amplifier that causes the picture to be squeezed down to a horizontal
>> line across the middle.
>> Where can I purchase such a part and how do I locate the old one to
>> replace?
>> The repairman wants "$ 80-90" to fix it and the thing is 17 years
>> old,so I'm thinking that it may be worth fixing if I do it myself.I've
>> done some electrical soldering successfully and am pretty handy in
>> general,and I am aware of the potential high voltage sources in an
>> unplugged TV.
>> Much thanks-Brian
>>
>
>
> It's entirely possible that it's just a cracked solder joint, it's a
> common problem on older TV sets. You may do well to find someone to help
> you on this, a TV is not really a project for the beginner though when it
> comes to TV problems, this is an easy one.
>

Bear in mind that, as commercial analog broadcasting will be replaced by
digital broadcasting in about two years, the set will soon be obsolete
(other than for cable reception, which will continue to offer analog
signals).

If you can live without the TV for a while, I would recommend putting the
repair cost toward a widescreen, flat-panel TV that can receive digital
signals. You can get a decent Vizio for $600 at Costco.

William Sommerwerck wrote:
> Bear in mind that, as commercial analog broadcasting will be replaced by
> digital broadcasting in about two years, the set will soon be obsolete
> (other than for cable reception, which will continue to offer analog
> signals).
>
> If you can live without the TV for a while, I would recommend putting the
> repair cost toward a widescreen, flat-panel TV that can receive digital
> signals. You can get a decent Vizio for $600 at Costco.

whilst concurring about the cable signals , the tv will not be
'obsolete'. you can buy readily available, cheap set top digiboxes
which simply convert the digital signal into RF or composite video
which ANY - and I repeat - ANY tv can accept.

all this talk about how you need to go out and spend $$$ on a new set
is just marketing crap - big business interests keen to get your
money, whilst people end up sending perfectly usable equipment to the
landfill. and let's not even compare CRT pictures to flat panel
sets....

Anyway, to get back to the problem. look for an IC mounted on a
heatsink. they usually have at least 7 pins. You may want to look for
the schematic on eserviceinfo.com.
After checking the soldering, look for open/burnt resistors nearby
which suggest the IC is dead shorted. sometimes the resistors are Ok.
You could just go ahead and replace the ic. (Here in Europe they tend
to cost from 4€ up to 20€). At the same time, be sure to change also
the capactors in that circuit which may have caused the ic to fail!!

In view of the age of the set and your lack of experience i would not
spend too much on it. treat this as a learning exercise. You can get
perfectly good used CRT sets as people 'upgrade (sic) to plasma or lcd
- check local press small ads, yard/car boot sales, yahoo groups:
'freecycle' in your area or even ebay!

-B.

b wrote:

<snip> you can buy readily available, cheap set top digiboxes
> which simply convert the digital signal into RF or composite video
> which ANY - and I repeat - ANY tv can accept.
>
<snip>

"cheap?"

Where are you seeing those? Maybe we define "cheap" differently.


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"CJT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>b wrote:
>
> <snip> you can buy readily available, cheap set top digiboxes
>> which simply convert the digital signal into RF or composite video
>> which ANY - and I repeat - ANY tv can accept.
>>
> <snip>
>
> "cheap?"
>
> Where are you seeing those? Maybe we define "cheap" differently.
>
>


I haven't watched broadcast TV in years so I'm a bit out of the loop but
supposedly they'll run about 40 bucks. Vouchers can be had to obtain the
boxes for free, at least that's the plan. It's hard to get much cheaper than
that.

CJT wrote:
> b wrote:
>
> <snip> you can buy readily available, cheap set top digiboxes
> > which simply convert the digital signal into RF or composite video
> > which ANY - and I repeat - ANY tv can accept.
> >
> <snip>
>
> "cheap?"
>
> Where are you seeing those? Maybe we define "cheap" differently.
>

see
http://www.asda-electricals.co.uk/sh...+Set+Top+Boxes

for just one example at Asda/walmart-. 19.97 Uk pounds including a 1
year warranty.
as far as i'm concerned that qualifies as cheap!
-B

b wrote:

> CJT wrote:
>
>>b wrote:
>>
>><snip> you can buy readily available, cheap set top digiboxes
>>
>>>which simply convert the digital signal into RF or composite video
>>>which ANY - and I repeat - ANY tv can accept.
>>>
>>
>><snip>
>>
>>"cheap?"
>>
>>Where are you seeing those? Maybe we define "cheap" differently.
>>
>
>
> see
> http://www.asda-electricals.co.uk/sh...+Set+Top+Boxes
>
> for just one example at Asda/walmart-. 19.97 Uk pounds including a 1
> year warranty.
> as far as i'm concerned that qualifies as cheap!
> -B
>
Sorry, I had in mind OTA. It's not clear to me whether that thing
includes an ATSC tuner.

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