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Magnavox Projection TV in a flood
Does anyone agree with this or could it something else. Unfortunately my manual says the schematics would be provided in the next update which I don't have. The only advice I can offer is to take apart and clean the affected parts. Use a good aerosol circuit cleaner spray as there could be mineral deposits from the flood water that can cause problems. You may also want to look around for cold solder joints. You may also want to consider replacing the old coolant and, if required, cleaning out the lens assemblies according to the television's service literature, even if you don't see any problems. - Reinhart |
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Magnavox Projection TV in a flood
Tom,
Your diagnosis seems to be correct. Just an added tidbit, if the coolant chambers for the CRT's are clear and free of any algae then leave them alone. I'll try to look up the part number for the G2/Focus block when I get to work tomorrow. It would be really helpful to have the model number as they used a variety of different CRT's with different models and they require different levels of focus/G2. Good Luck, Bill Jr "Tom" wrote in message om... Someone we know had a flood and their Magnavox PTV500 Series was in it. Covered by insurance they received a new one and I took the old before the garbage man got it. The tv was off but plugged in, so everthing powered by the standby voltage cooked and fell off the board. I bought the repair manual from Philips for $30 and $50 worth of parts that were obviously damaged. I replaced them but didn't have it working yet and it sat for about 6 years. I finally got back to it and found the final 1/4watt 15 ohm resistor that was open circuited. This is the resistor that feeds the standby circuit of the power supply. Turned it on and YES it worked great. No fluid bacteria that I read about on the newsgroup which is suprising because it spent its 6 years in a damp basement. So the TV works great until summer comes and the basement gets humid. The focus goes out and then clears after the TV warms up. It slowly gets worse. Now when you turn it on only the blue gun comes on and it flickers when one of the high voltage cables going into the High Voltage distribution block shows some arcing. As it warms the arcing stops and the green gun will come on and then after much time the red. After a day of being on it looks good but no perfect. I can point a small space heater at the boards and within an hour the TV look like new with a great in focus full color picture. Now the flood water came up about half way on all the boards. About a foot high. This would put the high voltage distribution block under water and there was dirt left on the boards. I am thinking that the high voltage distribution block is the cause. This is where the RGB focus and convergence pots are. Turning the heater off causes the picture to get fuzzy but the color holds. Turning the tv off for a short while causes it to go back to just blue and then slowy comes back unless I leave the heater on. Does anyone agree with this or could it something else. Unfortunately my manual says the schematics would be provided in the next update which I don't have. Thanks for your opinions! Tom |
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Magnavox Projection TV in a flood
I wouldnt run it anymore, untill you get that block replaced. Cause, if you
let it go, the block will eventually short, taking out the HOT, possibly flyback. and youll have a whole mess of trouble. "Bill Jr" wrote in message ... Tom, Your diagnosis seems to be correct. Just an added tidbit, if the coolant chambers for the CRT's are clear and free of any algae then leave them alone. I'll try to look up the part number for the G2/Focus block when I get to work tomorrow. It would be really helpful to have the model number as they used a variety of different CRT's with different models and they require different levels of focus/G2. Good Luck, Bill Jr "Tom" wrote in message om... Someone we know had a flood and their Magnavox PTV500 Series was in it. Covered by insurance they received a new one and I took the old before the garbage man got it. The tv was off but plugged in, so everthing powered by the standby voltage cooked and fell off the board. I bought the repair manual from Philips for $30 and $50 worth of parts that were obviously damaged. I replaced them but didn't have it working yet and it sat for about 6 years. I finally got back to it and found the final 1/4watt 15 ohm resistor that was open circuited. This is the resistor that feeds the standby circuit of the power supply. Turned it on and YES it worked great. No fluid bacteria that I read about on the newsgroup which is suprising because it spent its 6 years in a damp basement. So the TV works great until summer comes and the basement gets humid. The focus goes out and then clears after the TV warms up. It slowly gets worse. Now when you turn it on only the blue gun comes on and it flickers when one of the high voltage cables going into the High Voltage distribution block shows some arcing. As it warms the arcing stops and the green gun will come on and then after much time the red. After a day of being on it looks good but no perfect. I can point a small space heater at the boards and within an hour the TV look like new with a great in focus full color picture. Now the flood water came up about half way on all the boards. About a foot high. This would put the high voltage distribution block under water and there was dirt left on the boards. I am thinking that the high voltage distribution block is the cause. This is where the RGB focus and convergence pots are. Turning the heater off causes the picture to get fuzzy but the color holds. Turning the tv off for a short while causes it to go back to just blue and then slowy comes back unless I leave the heater on. Does anyone agree with this or could it something else. Unfortunately my manual says the schematics would be provided in the next update which I don't have. Thanks for your opinions! Tom |
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