"G" wrote in message
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Howdy all..........As it seems there's a lot of fine TV (and other!) techs
on here I thought I'd ask a question thats been bugging me for years. On
my 22+ year old RCA I've noticed for years a faint, approx 2-1/2" wide
horizontal "bar" in the background....just as if the picture was
at-a-different-depth while the bar slowly scrolls up the screen. Picture
isn't otherwise distorted and, most times is not very noticeable. I just


This sounds like a "hum bar" and is usually caused by dried up electrolytic
capacitors in the power supply.