bem:
Actually, the symptoms you described are not necessarily (and probably NOT)
caused by faulty capacitors.
If the set still works OK and intermittently goes to a Horizontal Line only
then the problem may be cracked, cold, or otherwise bad solder
connections.... HOWEVER, if the set no longer produces a full picture but
just a horizontal line all of the time, then you have waited too long and
other more expensive parts have failed and you WILL have to take it to a
repair shop for proper diagnosis, troubleshooting and repair.
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Best Regards,
Daniel Sofie
Electronics Supply & Repair
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"bem" wrote in message
lkaboutelectronicequipment.com...
Looking for help here. The picture fluttered for several days from being
fine to a horizontal line accross the center of the screen. A full picture
would generally be restored upon turning the set off for a while. From my
reading the first thing I should do is replace the capacitors on the
vertical board, but frankly, I can't really read the darn things and have
no way of translating what the heck items such as "C509" are on the
internal sheet. Can someone out there provide a cross reference for me?
(And any advice is greatly appreciated, I tinker in electronics - I am not
a professional).

I would normally take the set into a shop and let them do it, but because
of finances this set has sat on the floor collecting dust for a year - the
family needs the $ more than I need to watch a TV, but I would like to
make it work rather than throw it out.

Respectfully,
-Bruce