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5 total messages Started by alitonto Tue, 09 Aug 2005 07:04
Final Result "believe it or not" for:Teac TV ctm687 tuner problem
#477
Author: alitonto
Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 07:04
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Firtsly many thanks to all of those who participated in this thread.

Originally the picture on this TV was wavy and distorted.
I replaced a few marginal electrolityc capacitors and the picture
looked almost normal but was always grainy on all channels.

After checking I/Cs etc. I decided to remove the tuner (big shitty job)
and checked for opens etc.  I did find a connection which looked as if
it had a bad contact and resoldered it back properly. Tuner put back
and TV turned on and to my disbelief the picture on all channels was
still grainy.

I was furious and in anger I started to fiddle with any internal
controls I could put my finger to. Offcourse nothing improved except
that I messed up the colours etc.

So the TV had its backpanel replaced and put on the floor for disposal
or eventually parts.(at least to get back all those caps I had
replaced).

Later on that day I thought I will try the "one in a million"
possibility; I took the TV inside the house and connected to the house
antenna. I spent the next couple of hours contemplating how I was going
to take this F... thing apart again to fix up the messed up colours
caused by me in anger; why? because the picture on all channels was no
longer grainy.

Note: in my garage I use a different antenna which has been always been
okai but for some reason it did not please this HDTV television.
The TV is now fully functional.
Cheers
AL
Re: Final Result "believe it or not" for:Teac TV ctm687 tuner problem
#478
Author: Mark D. Zacharias
Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 11:38
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"alitonto" <alitonto@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:1123571091.073000.66270@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
> Firtsly many thanks to all of those who participated in this thread.
>
> Originally the picture on this TV was wavy and distorted.
> I replaced a few marginal electrolityc capacitors and the picture
> looked almost normal but was always grainy on all channels.
>
> After checking I/Cs etc. I decided to remove the tuner (big shitty job)
> and checked for opens etc.  I did find a connection which looked as if
> it had a bad contact and resoldered it back properly. Tuner put back
> and TV turned on and to my disbelief the picture on all channels was
> still grainy.
>
> I was furious and in anger I started to fiddle with any internal
> controls I could put my finger to. Offcourse nothing improved except
> that I messed up the colours etc.
>
> So the TV had its backpanel replaced and put on the floor for disposal
> or eventually parts.(at least to get back all those caps I had
> replaced).
>
> Later on that day I thought I will try the "one in a million"
> possibility; I took the TV inside the house and connected to the house
> antenna. I spent the next couple of hours contemplating how I was going
> to take this F... thing apart again to fix up the messed up colours
> caused by me in anger; why? because the picture on all channels was no
> longer grainy.
>
> Note: in my garage I use a different antenna which has been always been
> okai but for some reason it did not please this HDTV television.
> The TV is now fully functional.
> Cheers
> AL
>

AGC overload?

Mark Z. 
Re: Final Result "believe it or not" for:Teac TV ctm687 tuner problem
#479
Author: Brian Goldsmith
Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 12:13
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"Mark D. Zacharias" <spammenot@nonsense.net> wrote

> Later on that day I thought I will try the "one in a million"
> possibility; I took the TV inside the house and connected to the house
> antenna. I spent the next couple of hours contemplating how I was going
> to take this F... thing apart again to fix up the messed up colours
> caused by me in anger; why? because the picture on all channels was no
> longer grainy.
>
> Note: in my garage I use a different antenna which has been always been
> okai but for some reason it did not please this HDTV television.
> The TV is now fully functional.
> Cheers
> AL
>

AGC overload?

Mark Z.


**** Bog ignorance overload!!

Brian Goldsmith.
Re: Final Result "believe it or not" for:Teac TV ctm687 tuner problem
#480
Author: kip
Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 13:57
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Old Saying !!!
Its easier to take the Water to the Horse than take the Horse to Water.

"Brian Goldsmith" <brian.goldsmith@nospam.echo1.com.au> wrote in message 
news:H51Ke.77477$oJ.48026@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>
> "Mark D. Zacharias" <spammenot@nonsense.net> wrote
>
>> Later on that day I thought I will try the "one in a million"
>> possibility; I took the TV inside the house and connected to the house
>> antenna. I spent the next couple of hours contemplating how I was going
>> to take this F... thing apart again to fix up the messed up colours
>> caused by me in anger; why? because the picture on all channels was no
>> longer grainy.
>>
>> Note: in my garage I use a different antenna which has been always been
>> okai but for some reason it did not please this HDTV television.
>> The TV is now fully functional.
>> Cheers
>> AL
>>
>
> AGC overload?
>
> Mark Z.
>
>
> **** Bog ignorance overload!!
>
> Brian Goldsmith.
>
>
> 
Re: Final Result "believe it or not" for:Teac TV ctm687 tuner problem
#481
Author: Ken Taylor
Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 20:05
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"alitonto" <alitonto@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:1123571091.073000.66270@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
> Firtsly many thanks to all of those who participated in this thread.
>
> Originally the picture on this TV was wavy and distorted.
> I replaced a few marginal electrolityc capacitors and the picture
> looked almost normal but was always grainy on all channels.
>
> After checking I/Cs etc. I decided to remove the tuner (big shitty job)
> and checked for opens etc.  I did find a connection which looked as if
> it had a bad contact and resoldered it back properly. Tuner put back
> and TV turned on and to my disbelief the picture on all channels was
> still grainy.
>
> I was furious and in anger I started to fiddle with any internal
> controls I could put my finger to. Offcourse nothing improved except
> that I messed up the colours etc.
>
That didn't fix it? How surprising?!

> So the TV had its backpanel replaced and put on the floor for disposal
> or eventually parts.(at least to get back all those caps I had
> replaced).
>
> Later on that day I thought I will try the "one in a million"
> possibility; I took the TV inside the house and connected to the house
> antenna. I spent the next couple of hours contemplating how I was going
> to take this F... thing apart again to fix up the messed up colours
> caused by me in anger; why? because the picture on all channels was no
> longer grainy.
>
> Note: in my garage I use a different antenna which has been always been
> okai but for some reason it did not please this HDTV television.
> The TV is now fully functional.
> Cheers
> AL
>

I seem to recall people saying crap antenna some time back.

Ken
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