There used to be a company called Metro Tuner Service that did such work,
they did great work and at a very reasonable price. Sadly, they too have
been driven out of business by the declining industry. I don't know of
anyone who still rebuilds tuners - after all, how many customers bother
having them replaced anymore? Just another sign of the times I guess.
$150 for a tuner is fine as long as the customer doesn't mind footing the
bill. I wish all customers were so obliging.
If anyone can tell me someone who still rebuilds tuners, I'd appreciate it
very much. I have a 27" CTC-146 RCA in a solid oak cabinet that I still
intend to repair....
"Tom MacIntyre" wrote in message
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On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 19:04:48 GMT, "Chris F."
wrote:

Got this 32" Sony right now, don't have the model # handy but it's a
'99
model. Nothing but snow with a few barely visible lines, looks like it's
trying to tune something in but not succeeding. A/V input works fine. The
customer was not in possesion of it when it quit, so they aren't sure if
it
was hit by lightning or not.
To confirm that the tuner was bad, I first checked all supply voltages
to
the tuner - all were perfect. I then injected a signal into the IF output
of
the tuner - this produced a good solid image. That probably confirms a
bad
tuner, but I want to be absolutely sure before I replace it (a
replacement
runs about $150). I don't have a lot of experience with tuners because
customers seldom ever bother to have them replaced.
So have I diagnosed this properly? Or is there anything else I should
check?
Thanks for any advice.


It does seem that your tuner is bad...maybe check into getting a
rebuilt tuner, and get the refund for your own tuner? Does anyone
still do that?

Tom