"David Lesher" wrote in message
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"Mark Zacharias" writes:



Most common is a shorted horizontal output transistor, 2 shorted switching
transistors and an open .1 ohm resistor in the power supply, caused by bad
solder connections at the horizontal drive transformer.

Thanks

If these terms are unfamiliar to you, best forget trying to fix it
yourself.

How often is the flyback itself dead? I can see that being real
money; if even available.


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A bad flyback is uncommon but does happen. A company (in the U.S.) called
Asti Magnetics has replacements for 30.00 or less. There is a paper label on
the FB with a Sony part number.

800-221-1828

Yup, I remembered their phone number.

Too bad my brain doesn't function so well in other areas...

Mark Z.