I have a 19" Admiral Colored TV which is probably 15 years old or so -
played flawlessly until now.

Just in the past couple days - the screen started jumping. The symptoms a
1. Non existent sometimes
2. Intermittent at times
3. Really nasty at others.

I've not done "TV" repairs for many years - like very early 90s (regularly)
then one here and there over the years - so I'm a bit out of the "TV" loop.
I've devoted my bench time and equipment to other fields, I'm a bit out of
the loop on TV issues. Personally, I'm thinking the faults are in the
priority as shown.

1. Cold solder joint
2. A cap/resistor going bad
3. Semiconductor going flakey

I have to look and see if I have any spray to use to check for "heat"issues.
Haven't had much call for it in recent years.

The TV will play fine for a while - then jump like a bad antenna connection.
OR it will display a solid while horizontal line with the picture "trying"
to lock in - video flitters about above and below the white line. Turn the
set off - then back on - it is fine for a second - then back to white line
and flittering. "Sometimes" but not always - it "seems" to respond to
pounding on the set - but that could be misleading.

I fell asleep "listening" to it last night - woke up this AM - it was
playing like nothing wrong. Has been all day - so far.

I don't have the model number available at this second, but can get it -
hopefully someone has a schematic.

I'm going to be taking it apart in the next day or two - to take a look at
it. Have a couple more important issues pending right now.

Any opinions?

Yeah, I know all about the HDTV issues, I just want to keep this one alive a
while longer. Besides, I've seen some TVs bought new (recently) - not
lasting a year. I'll use this until it dies. Maybe if this would be kind
enough to continue a while longer, get a converter box "supposedly" coming
out for the HDTV to Analog - sets There's not a thing wrong with this set
when it is displaying the picture normally. FWIW - this set "is" used -
heavily. Best sleeping pill I ever had. Aside from watching it through the
day - or "listening" to it as doing other work - games and so on, there is
the falling asleep to it. So, it gets lots of use.

Thanks in advance for your opinions.

Lou

On Oct 9, 5:52 pm, "radiosrfun" wrote:
I have a 19" Admiral Colored TV which is probably 15 years old or so -
played flawlessly until now.

Just in the past couple days - the screen started jumping. The symptoms a
1. Non existent sometimes
2. Intermittent at times
3. Really nasty at others.

I've not done "TV" repairs for many years - like very early 90s (regularly)
then one here and there over the years - so I'm a bit out of the "TV" loop.
I've devoted my bench time and equipment to other fields, I'm a bit out of
the loop on TV issues. Personally, I'm thinking the faults are in the
priority as shown.

1. Cold solder joint
2. A cap/resistor going bad
3. Semiconductor going flakey

I have to look and see if I have any spray to use to check for "heat"issues.
Haven't had much call for it in recent years.

The TV will play fine for a while - then jump like a bad antenna connection.
OR it will display a solid while horizontal line with the picture "trying"
to lock in - video flitters about above and below the white line. Turn the
set off - then back on - it is fine for a second - then back to white line
and flittering. "Sometimes" but not always - it "seems" to respond to
pounding on the set - but that could be misleading.

I fell asleep "listening" to it last night - woke up this AM - it was
playing like nothing wrong. Has been all day - so far.

I don't have the model number available at this second, but can get it -
hopefully someone has a schematic.

I'm going to be taking it apart in the next day or two - to take a look at
it. Have a couple more important issues pending right now.

Any opinions?

Yeah, I know all about the HDTV issues, I just want to keep this one alive a
while longer. Besides, I've seen some TVs bought new (recently) - not
lasting a year. I'll use this until it dies. Maybe if this would be kind
enough to continue a while longer, get a converter box "supposedly" coming
out for the HDTV to Analog - sets There's not a thing wrong with this set
when it is displaying the picture normally. FWIW - this set "is" used -
heavily. Best sleeping pill I ever had. Aside from watching it through the
day - or "listening" to it as doing other work - games and so on, there is
the falling asleep to it. So, it gets lots of use.

Thanks in advance for your opinions.

Lou

how many times did you use the word 'issues' in that post ?! ;-) in
cases like that we'd say 'problems' in England!

start by resoldering: the vertical /frame chip, line out transformer
area, the tuner pins, large resistors etc . your problem is quite
common with a set that age and hours' use. should be fixable (assuming
you can solder and are aware of the dangers of this work) so don't
give up! good luck.

-B

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On Oct 9, 5:52 pm, "radiosrfun" wrote:
I have a 19" Admiral Colored TV which is probably 15 years old or so -
played flawlessly until now.

Just in the past couple days - the screen started jumping. The symptoms
a
1. Non existent sometimes
2. Intermittent at times
3. Really nasty at others.

I've not done "TV" repairs for many years - like very early 90s
(regularly)
then one here and there over the years - so I'm a bit out of the "TV"
loop.
I've devoted my bench time and equipment to other fields, I'm a bit out
of
the loop on TV issues. Personally, I'm thinking the faults are in the
priority as shown.

1. Cold solder joint
2. A cap/resistor going bad
3. Semiconductor going flakey

I have to look and see if I have any spray to use to check for
"heat"issues.
Haven't had much call for it in recent years.

The TV will play fine for a while - then jump like a bad antenna
connection.
OR it will display a solid while horizontal line with the picture
"trying"
to lock in - video flitters about above and below the white line. Turn
the
set off - then back on - it is fine for a second - then back to white
line
and flittering. "Sometimes" but not always - it "seems" to respond to
pounding on the set - but that could be misleading.

I fell asleep "listening" to it last night - woke up this AM - it was
playing like nothing wrong. Has been all day - so far.

I don't have the model number available at this second, but can get it -
hopefully someone has a schematic.

I'm going to be taking it apart in the next day or two - to take a look
at
it. Have a couple more important issues pending right now.

Any opinions?

Yeah, I know all about the HDTV issues, I just want to keep this one
alive a
while longer. Besides, I've seen some TVs bought new (recently) - not
lasting a year. I'll use this until it dies. Maybe if this would be kind
enough to continue a while longer, get a converter box "supposedly"
coming
out for the HDTV to Analog - sets There's not a thing wrong with this set
when it is displaying the picture normally. FWIW - this set "is" used -
heavily. Best sleeping pill I ever had. Aside from watching it through
the
day - or "listening" to it as doing other work - games and so on, there
is
the falling asleep to it. So, it gets lots of use.

Thanks in advance for your opinions.

Lou

how many times did you use the word 'issues' in that post ?! ;-) in
cases like that we'd say 'problems' in England!

start by resoldering: the vertical /frame chip, line out transformer
area, the tuner pins, large resistors etc . your problem is quite
common with a set that age and hours' use. should be fixable (assuming
you can solder and are aware of the dangers of this work) so don't
give up! good luck.

-B


Issues - problems = same thing.

Solder? If you had read my post - you would have seen I said I "used" to do
TV repairs - but do other fields of Electronics work - now. Yeah, I think I
can solder! At least I don't use "plumbers" solder like I've seen come
across my bench in some sets I service!

Thanks for the assist.