Have spent several hours cleaning insides while plucking up courage to
remove HT lead (went OK, am still here!). Have removed PCBs and
checked C372 (2.2uF) with ESR meter - was rather high at 185R!! so
have ordered one as well as IC371 (TA8739P) just to be sure. Will let
you know how it goes when parts arrive. Thanks to everyone for your
help.

Dave

PS
This is a pretty good site for repair tips:
http://fileshare.eshop.bg/repair_tip...shiba_007.html


wrote in message oups.com...
common problem with Toshibas, normally a capacitor located near the
vertical IC (often in the range of 2.2 to 10uF). just replace them all
if unsure.