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CRT Television Repair Course

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Preface
CRT Te!evisio" repair course 2%11 &ditio" is a" & book coveri"g a!! the ma'or bui!di"g b!ocks i" CRT te!evisio" with emphasis give"
to rea! !ife sce"ario from the tech"icia" work be"ch a"d therefore provide a good source of refere"ce for practici"g tech"icia"s$
The book is divided into two parts:
associated with these b!ocks$
The book is i!!ustrated with "umerous co!or photos to make the reader !ear" faster a"d get the co"cept pretty fast$
By Humphrey Kimathi
Part one: is composed of 1( chapters of the ma'or circuit b!ocks i" CRT TV a"d ep!ai"s basic fu"ctio"s a"d commo" prob!ems
Part Two: is composed of 1% chapters of pure rea! !ife repair histories from the tech"icia" work be"ch$
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List of Content
Chapter 1:Introduction to Television Repair Career
Chapter 2:Component found in the Power supply(S..P.S!
Chapter ":#nderstandin$ S..P.S su% units
Chapter &: Solvin$ power supply pro%lems(smps! usin$ control ic.
Chapter ,-.o!vi"g power supp!y prob!em for Te!evisio" usi"g tra"sistor i"stead of co"tro! ic$
Chapter /- 0"dersta"di"g the .eco"dary power supp!ies
Chapter ': ain power fuse (eep on %lowin$
Chapter ): *o it yourself series lamp current limiter
Chapter +: #sin$ the series %ul% for find shorted component on the primary supply
Chapter 1,: #nderstandin$ the -ori.ontal circuits
Chapter 11: understandin$ fly %ac( transformer
Chapter 12: -./.T $ettin$ shorted after replacement
Chapter 1": #nderstandin$ and trou%leshootin$ Colour pro%lems
Chapter 1&: #nderstandin$ and trou%leshootin$ 0ertical circuit
Chapter 11: #nderstandin$ and trou%leshootin$ the 2udio circuit
Chapter 13: #nderstandin$ and trou%leshootin$ the Tuner circuit
Chapter 1': #nderstandin$ and trou%leshootin$ the micro processor
Chapter 1): #nderstandin$ and trou%leshootin$ the remote control
Chapter 1+:45 Television 6/ PICT#R78 2#*I/ /9 %lue %ac($round
Chapter 2,: P262S/6IC T0 /*74 TC81&71T with intermittent sin$le hori.ontal line (%lue!
Chapter 21:5old star T0 vertical partially closed
Chapter 22: Samsun$ Television dead
Chapter 2": :0C 1&;; *72* 2<T7R 2 0/4T257 S#R57 <R/ 2 5767R2T/R
Chapter 2&: 54* T0 <I74* C/442PS7 =IT- 2 SI6547 -/RI>/T24 4I67
Chapter 21: :0C Television *ead 21?
Chapter 23 :Chanwon$ T08china with 6o Power symptoms
Chapter 2': Sony T0 1+,2 57..6/ PICT#R7 6/ S/#6* only screen display i.e. channel 6um%er.
Chapter 2) : Conclusion
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Chapter 1:Introduction to Television Repair Career
This course is intended for people who are already in the field of Television repair and have %asic
(nowled$e in electronics and therefore understand safety precaution when wor(in$ on electronics
devices.
If you are already in the field of repairs you would a$ree with me that most of the electronics %oo(s
and colle$es teach a%out the theory of operation and how components wor(s.
The moment you step out of that class and @oin the field is when you reali.e that thin$s are $ettin$
tou$hA the customer is not interested with your papers %utB.is my eCuipment wor(in$D
So the only way to ma(e your customers %elieve you are up to the challen$e is %y Cuic( dia$nosin$
of the pro%lem and repairBPeriodE
This %oo( is written to address the a%ove issues comprehensively as most of the materials in
this course will %e practical real life eFperiences from the technician wor(%ench.
Tools of trade
7very trade have his own tools of tradeA for Television repairs the minimum you should have include:88
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Chapter 2:Component found in the Power supply(S..P.S!
various volta$es to feed other circuit.
Power supply section of all electronics eCuipment is one area where there is a lot of stress for the
eCuipment as far as components are concerned due to hi$h currents and volta$e involved and
therefore most of the electronics pro%lems will %e power supply related and also the hori.ontal
circuit which we will study latter in this course
<or now let us concentrate on the switch mode power supply components and what they do and
the effect they have on the supply when they fail.
"use
=hen you switch on the Television via power switchA the power passes throu$h a fuse which is
used for safety purposesA so whenever you see a fuse has failed don;t %lame it %ecause that why
it there to do8that is to %low if there is a pro%lem with the power supply li(e a shotA the fuse will cut
off the power to the eCuipment to avoid further dama$e to the eCuipment. 2nd also preventin$ the
eCuipment from catchin$ fireE
So neFt time you see a fuse has %lown you need to appreciate it for @o% well doneA on the same note
I %elieve you have understood why you should never replace a fuse with a :umper wire8 always
thin( safety first to you and also to your customers.
<use often fail %y %ein$ open and you can easily confirm that with a meter set to low ohm
resistance.
Sym#ol in circuit #oard
This is also a safety component and is always connected on across the 2C power lineA %ut they do
not conduct unless the 2C volta$es increases a%ove normal li(e durin$ power sur$e caused %y
4i$htenin$ or usin$ outlet which is not well re$ulated li(e usin$ $enerators.
line it will create a short circuit across the power line and hence force the fuse to %low and hence
disconnect the eCuipment from further dama$es.
ost of the electronics eCuipment nowadays use switch mode power supply(smps! to $enerate
$aristor
2nother components found in the smps in some of the $ood desi$n is the 0aristorA see picture %elow
0aristor
So if there a power sur$e the varistor will conduct and %ecause it is connected across the 2C power
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Chapter %:&nderstandin' S..P.S su# units
(ot 'round)Cold 'round
Component side
*ottom side
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This is %ecause powers supplies run under considera%le stress due to hi$h volta$es and currents
involved around these circuits.
in CRT televisionA you can use this principle in repairin$ CRT monitor too.
1Television is +ead
-ere dead I mean the set does not show any si$n of lifeA power /6 47* is not li$hted and nothin$ happens
even after power is switched on.
<irst confirm the television ca%le is not %ro(en insideA you can chec( this %y measurin$ the volta$e across
the 2C power input connector on the circuit %oard.
If the volta$e is reachin$ the circuit %oardA then loo( for the fuse and see if it is %lownA if the fuse is o(ay
chec( also the sur$e limiter is open or not.
note: Short in the primary side of the power supply usually cause the sur$e limiter or the fuse to %low.
<rom now on we shall %e usin$ the main capacitor ne$ative as the 5round for all the measurement of
0olta$es on the primary side of the power supply.
I have modified my meter $round pro%e with a crocodile clip so that I can attach it to $round point of the
eCuipment I am repairin$ and therefore I use only one hand to pro%e the circuit.
This is a safety precaution %ecause as you (now for there to have a potential difference there must %e
a connection %etween the live and the $round.
So if you are usin$ your two hands and incidentally touch the live and the $round then current will flow
throu$h your %ody and this can %e fatal. Gut if you are usin$ one hand it is not possi%le.
Chapter ,: Solvin' power supply pro#lems(smps! usin' control ic.
ost pro%lems with eCuipment usin$ smps li(e television and monitors are power related.
In order to understand how to solve smps pro%lem I am $oin$ to show you how to analy.e common failure mode
If these two components are o( then most li(ely there is no short on the primary side of the power supply
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These types of the television are also very common in the mar(et and therefore I would li(e to
hi$hli$ht how to $o a%out them when trou%leshootin$ their power supply.
These television are mostly imported from china and if you have %een wor(in$ on them you will
notice that they all have the same circuit dia$ram %ut different faces and 6ames and therefore
/n the a%ove picture you can see the main component that you would find on the primary power
supply when you open up the Television. Please ta(e some time to locate these component on the
actual %oard if you have one near you.
The <irst thin$ you should do when a customer %rin$ in this type of television as usual is to confirm
what the complain wasBI mean if he or she said no power or no audio please confirm the same %efore
even openin$ the set.
Then open the set and scan around the primary power component %oth the top and underside and see
own eyes without usin$ the meter!
Then if there was no power at all chec( with your meter the state of the fuse or the sur$e limiter and
see if they are %ro(en.
If any of them is %ro(en donHt replace it first %efore you chec( the state of the Chopper transistor(in
our case *1'1,!
Chapter -:Solvin' power supply pro#lem for Television usin' transistor instead of control ic.
in this lesson I am $oin$ to use an 2(ira Television as our case study.
if there is catastrophic failure on any component(e.$. a %ro(en component which you can see with your
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Chapter .: &nderstandin' the Secondary power supplies
outputs on the secondary side to supply different %loc(s in the television set.
#sually the num%er of output from the secondary side of the chopper transformer varies from model to model
%ut %asically the minimum is two outputs.
this television secondary supplies we will have covered all the china made televisions %ecause from my
eFperience these set are usin$ the same circuit dia$ramA the only different is the eFternal cover and
the model name %ut the moment you open one you will find that the circuit %oard is the same with very
54*A2#C2A <42I65/A etc.
you notice that it has several secondary output and we will analy.e them one %y one.
Gefore you analy.e them first let me point out that all measurement on the secondary side of the power supply
we shall %e usin$ the cold $round has we learn t in earlier chapter.
2lso to chec( the output volta$e from the chopper transformer you have to measure 0olta$e at the cathode
/f the secondary diode.
If the switch mode power supply (s.m.p.s! is o(ay and wor(in$ the way it should then it will produce several
To start with let analy.e the secondary supply of the 2(ira T0 made in china. Please note that %y analy.in$
little variation and the moment you master one model there you $o..these television include include
Gelow you can see the dia$ram of the 2(ira television made in china and if you loo( at the circuit %elow
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Chapter /: ain power fuse 0eep on #lowin'
=hen you receive a television in your repair shopA it is usually very important to chec( the health of the
power supply.
Iou can Cuic(ly chec( for o%vious safety components to see if they have %een tri$$ered on due to fault
elsewhere or not.
The main safety components in the television power supply is the fuse and the sur$e limiter
I mean tri$$ered %y fault elsewhere %ecause rarely does a fuse or sur$e limiter %lows aloneA there must
a cause why it has %lown.
=henever you find any of these component is open and you replace it most of the time you will find
that the same component open a$ain.
This is %ecause there is a fault(short! somewhere else and what the fuse is doin$ is a safety measure
to cut of the supply otherwise fire can even %rea( out from the eCuipment.
So the rule of the thum% is that whenever you find a fuse or sur$e limiter is $one never replace it until
To chec( the switchin$ transistor set analo$ue meter to J1 and measure %etween le$ mar(ed C and 7
1!with the red pro%e on the middle le$ C and %lac( pro%e on le$ mar(ed 7.
2!with the %lac( pro%e on the middle le$ C and the red pro%e on the le$ mar(ed 7.
you have chec(ed the condition of the switchin$ transistor or control ic in that power supply.
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Chapter 1: +o it yourself series lamp current limiter
In this lesson we are $oin$ to learn how to ma(e yourself a series %ul% current limiter
aterials re2uired
1Gul% holder 2
2Soc(et(with switch! 1
"ain Plu$ 1
&Power Ca%le 1
1Piece plywood 1
3screws 3
'Surface %oF 1
)Gul%s '1=K1,,=K11,=
The internal picture of the circuit after %ein$ assem%led
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Chapter 3: &sin' the series #ul# for find shorted component on the primary supply
In chapter seven we discussed some of the causes that can cause the fuse or the sur$e limiter to %low
In this lesson we are $oin$ to learn how you can use the series %ul% to find hard to find short in the
primary power supply.. I mean primary %ecause short on the secondary side rarely causes the fuse
to %low %ut only causes the power supply to appear dead.
Sometimes component can develop semi short and very hard to test them with a meter li(e one time
I came across a transistor which was shorted %ase8emitter @unction which was around )2 ohms and
as you (now most meter reco$ni.e a short if it reads less than ", ohms.
Therefore a component which is shorted and the readin$ is hi$her than ", ohms the meter will assume
that it is o(ay %ut when you su%@ect that component to the power source then it will manifest as short
This is where this $ad$et comes in to help locate the component which is presentin$ short under load
#sin$ the a%ove dia$ramKcircuit you can disconnect the component hi$hli$hted with an arrow one
at a time and the moment you disconnect the culprit you will notice that the %ri$htness will $o down.
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Chapter 14: &nderstandin' the (ori5ontal circuits
and therefore you will find more pro%lems on this %loc( more than any other on the secondary circuit
television and monitor is the GL supply.
This is the supply which supply the fly %ac( transformer to $et other volta$e which are $enerated %y the
fly %ac( transformer @ust li(e the volta$e which we saw in our previous lesson %ein$ $enerated %y the
switch mode power supply.
-ori.ontal circuit can %e divided into two sections.
1-ori.ontal drive circuit
2-ori.ontal output circuit
<rom the dia$ram a%ove the circuit on your left of the %lue vertical line is the hori.ontal drive circuit
Gasically this circuit is composed of five important component which includes.
the drive transformer primary.
and hori.ontal output circuit
-ori.ontal circuit is another area which operates under a lot of stress in crt television and monitors
The main source of the secondary circuit in terms of hi$h current which supplies the main load in crt
1.RC6 networ08used to protect the drive transistor from induces volta$es from the drive transformer
2.Current resistor8Set the current and volta$e to the driver sta$e
"."ilter Capacitor6<ilter and %oost the current to the driver sta$e %y char$in$ and dischar$in$ throu$h
&.+rive transistor6act as onKoff switchA can %e either a %ipolar or /S<7T transistor.
1.+rive transformer8this is %asically used for impedance matchin$ %etween the hori.ontal drive circuit
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<ly %ac( transformer is pro%a%ly the %i$$est component on the television mother%oard and in this lesson
we are $oin$ to familiari.e yourself with this component.
The fly %ac( transformer is feed with the main supply from the power supply called the GL which is a
/n the %ody of the fly %ac( transformer it has two ad@usta%le PotentiometersA the upper one ad@ust the focus
volta$e and the lower one ad@ust the screen 0olta$e.
The screen volta$e %ehaves as %ri$htness control and therefore whenever you find the screen is dar(
especially after replacin$ the fly %ac( and the screen is still dar( even after usin$ the remote %ri$htness
control %utton then consider ad@ustin$ this (no% little and see if the %ri$htness increases.
The focus (no% is used to focus the picture and therefore if you find a$ain after replacin$ the fly %ac( the
picture is dis focused then you also try to ad@ust the focus (no% a little.
If you ad@ust the focus and still not chan$e to the picture then perhaps the CRT is faulty or the fly %ac( itself
is %adA %ut %efore you chan$e these first chan$e the CRT nec( soc(et and see if the focus improves.
This 0olta$e if it is missin$ or low usually causes the screen to %e very %ri$ht and with lines across the
screen %ut when this volta$e is hi$h causes the screen to appear dar((%lan(!.
Chapter 11: understandin' fly #ac0 transformer
direct current(dc! and in return $enerates other volta$es li(e the eht which is over 2& (0 volts *c for the
7-T cap A the focus 0olta$e %etween 1 (0 to ) (0 and the screen volta$e which is around 2,, to ),, vdc
2lso in some model the R5G amplifiers supply comes from the fly %ac( transformer(usually around 1), 0dc!
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Chapter 12: (.7.T 'ettin' shorted after replacement
This is a common phenomena with -/T where%y a customer %rin$ in a Television and after chec(in$
it find out the -ori.ontal output transistor(-./.T! is shorted.
6aturally you replace the shorted transistor with a new one and you power on the Television and it
come up %eautifully and %efore you %e$in to cele%rate the television $oes down a$ain(stop wor(in$!
Iou open the set and after chec(in$ the health of the same component (-./.T! you find alas it is
shorted a$ain.
This pro%lem of -./.T $ettin$ shorted immediately or after some times of replacement has $iven many
technician sleep less ni$ht tryin$ to fi$ure out what is happenin$ hereEE
In the lesson I am $oin$ to $ive you some tips on what to do to prevent the -./.T $ettin$ shorted after
replacement.
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trou%leshootin$ this (ind of pro%lem is the small CRT nec( circuit attached to the %ac( of the CRT tu%e.
#sually color pro%lems are easy to solve if you do some preparation to analy.e failure on this circuit
2nd the %est way to analy.e this faults is to do volta$e testin$ on the critical test point of this circuit and
%y so doin$ you will narrow down to the actual fault section pretty fast.
Gut first you need to have a rou$h estimate of the actual volta$es eFpected on those test points in order
to analy.e the information correctly.
Gelow I have reproduced a chart of estimated volta$es at those points %ut may vary from set to set %ut not
too far from the fi$ures %elow.
6ow that there is somethin$ on the screen it means the -0 is present and therefore the fly %ac( is o(ay
and the heater circuit is o(ay and therefore not considered for trou%leshootin$.
<irst chec( for dry @oints around this circuit %y tappin$ this small %oard with the %ac( of your screw driver
and see if the color chan$es every time you tap this circuit softly.
Iou can invest on a mirror(medium si.e! and %e watchin$ the screen from the mirror when you are wor(in$
%ehind the television and you want to see the screen without strainin$ yourself.
If the color (eep on chan$in$ or you see some splashes on the screen eFpect dry @oints around this %oard
Chapter 1%: &nderstandin' and trou#leshootin' Color pro#lems
=hen you receive a television in your shop with color pro%lems %ut audio is /9 the %est place to start your
and therefore you should re solder it thorou$hly.
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Chapter 1,: &nderstandin' and trou#leshootin' $ertical circuit
2nother %loc( where there is potential of pro%lems in CRT television and monitor is the vertical circuit.
0ertical circuit pro%lems can %e manifested in many ways and therefore one has to %e (een when $ettin$
clues associated with the vertical circuit %ecause some of them do not point directly to the vertical circuit
has a pro%lem %ut if one is (een you can always tell if its the vertical pro%lem causin$ the symptoms or not
<rom my eFperience whenever you see the television screen hei$ht is narrow(does not occupy the whole
area from the top to the %ottom of the screen!
Then suspect some pro%lem on the vertical circuitA others may have some write line at the top or %ottom
part of the screen.
/thers you can see an hori.ontal line across the screen %ut there is picture at the top and %elow that line
%ut the picture is somehow distortedKsCuashed %ut the sound is o(ay in all those scenarios.
2lso %lac( stripe a%ove and %elow the screen is commonA symptoms li(e lines on top of the screen or no ima$e
at the %ottom points to a faulty Capacitor around the vertical ic.
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Chapter 1-: &nderstandin' and trou#leshootin' the 8udio circuit
Some times on your line of repair you will encounter a case where a television is %rou$ht in for
Please note that I mean the picture is present and very clear %ut there is no sound from the
spea(er. If it is no audio and no picture this is a different case and should %e handed
on another topic
includes.
a! <irst %e sure the television is not muted via remote control.
%! Set your meter to low ohm and test %etween the two pins of the spea(er. If o(ay it
should have low readin$ %etween & ohms and 13 ohms.
repair with 6/ audio PICT#R7 /9 symptoms.
Gelow you can see an audio circuit of a television usin$ ic 42&233. thin$s to loo( for here
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Chapter 1.: &nderstandin' and trou#leshootin' the Tuner circuit
volta$e is missin$ then the tuner will not wor( and hence no picture and no audio.
If you receive a set with the symptoms no 2#*I/ and 6o PICT#R7 then the %est place to is
trou%leshoot is the Tuner circuit.
#sually for the tuner to function it will reCuire the 0cc8in the a%ove model is + volts and if this
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:ust li(e computers television set have micro processor which control the functions of the
Television.
icroprocessor are Cuite relia%le and hi$hly protected from static dischar$e and power sur$es.
ost of the time if you suspect the pro%lem is as a result of %ad micro you should first %e sure
that the followin$ is o(ay %ecause if any of the followin$ is missin$ then the micro will not wor(.
1 icro power supply8 usually 1 volts
2 icro reset supply8 usually 1 volts
" Crystal oscillator is o(ay.
Chapter 1/: &nderstandin' and trou#leshootin' the micro processor
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Chapter 11: &nderstandin' and trou#leshootin' the remote control
in radio circuit.
for interpretations and action.
To isolate the pro%lem you need to confirm if the television front %uttons are wor(in$ and the
remote is not wor(in$. If the front %uttons are wor(in$ then only can we suspect the remote
control unit.
The remote control circuit in television wor(s li(e the transmitter and receiver
Inside the remote control there is a circuit which emit pulses(si$nal! and in the T0 circuit %oard
we have another circuit which receiver si$nal and these pulses are send to the microprocessor
usually if you receiver a case where the remote is not wor(in$ it is important to
isolate if indeed itHs the remote havin$ the pro%lem or the receiver inside the television.
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Chapter 13:9: Television ;7 PICT&R<6 8&+I7 7= #lue #ac0'round
This is a 45 television made in 7$ypt (or is it made or assem%led in 7$ypt! and the customer complain
was 6o picture %ut audio is o(ay.
So I went down to his residence to chec( on itBremem%er most of my repairs are done on the site and
therefore I normally do some preparation for the tas( ahead of the time.
In this assi$nment I had prepared myself with the %asic eCuipment plus a circuit dia$ram of the
45 television (any! %ecause mostly T0 circuit dia$ram for a particular model are very similar in terms
of ma@or circuit modules.
In this case from the symptoms $iven %y the owner via the phone I was very sure the pro%lem was li(ely
to %e on the CRT circuit %oardA so I went down to his place and found he was not around %ut the house%oy
was around to assists me with what I wanted.
2s(in$ him a%out the television he told me that there was another technician there and I wanted to
(now how far he went into the television even %efore I opened it and he confided with me the technician
came and after a (een o%servation on the screen for a%out ten minutes without his eyes %lin(in$ he told
them that the pro%lem is new in the world and therefore he sees no hope on the television and therefore
the %est place for it is in the dust%in or ma(e it a toy for his children.
y friend that is why it is very important always to $et a second opinion even in the medical world.
I mean if your doctor tell you that your le$ need to %e amputated (5od for%id! please as( himKher for
some times and $et another doctor to hear his opinion.
<or me I was very happy with this technician %ecause he was honest with himself and never attempted to
repair it %ecause he could have done even more mess. So I opened the set and went strai$ht to the small
CRT circuit (R5G!
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Chapter 24: P8;8S7;IC T$ 7+<9 TC61,<1T with intermittent sin'le hori5ontal line (#lue!>
Intermittent pro%lems are mostly caused %y dry @ointsM you can confirm this %y hittin$ the Television $ently
with %are hand on the sides. This I did and confirmed there were many dry @oint %ecause the screen (ept
on chan$in$.
Sometimes I even mana$ed to $et a pictureA which was reddish purple in color. I mean this Television
has all sort of weird symptoms.
this IC and I %umped on this shown in the dia$ram %elow.
Iou (now sometimes if you fail to $et the circuit dia$ram of the eFact model you are wor(in$ on you
can $o round this pro%lem %y $ettin$ only the data sheet of the suspect I.C and this can $o a lon$
way in assistin$ you to (now which pin is which for proper dia$nosis.
0ery important is the supply (v cc pin! which is very important %ecause a new wor(in$ I.C from the
factory is as $ood as a %ad one if the 0 CC supply is missin$A itHs li(e tryin$ to drive a new car without
$asoline.
That is why it is very important to ma(e sure the supply volta$e to any I.C is present and is correct value.
So from the data sheet I was a%le to see that for this particular I.C 42')"' it is feed %y three 0olta$e
sources.
Pin 1 is feed with 12 0olt *CM pin ) and 1" is feed with 2& volts eachA Please note that the 12 volts is
from the secondary of the power supply and the 2& 0olts is from the secondary of the fly %ac( transformer
and therefore one can fail and the other remain %ut still the vertical I.C will not wor(.
I mean if any of the three supplies is missin$ the vertical I.C will not wor( and therefore if you find any
of the supply missin$ %e sure to do the volta$e testin$ from that pin %ac(ward and find out what is %loc(in$
the volta$e.
4oo( for open fusi%le resistor or filter capacitor for that line has developed hi$h 7SR. #sually if capacitor
has hi$h 7SR causes the supply for that line to drop.
/ne thin$ I was sure a%out is that there was a pro%lem with the vertical circuit. I measured all the
components around the vertical I.C and they seem o(ay accordin$ to my meter.
sometimes screen is lit %ut no pictureA sound o(. 2lso the osd(i.e. channel num%er is visi%le %ut %lurred!
The Television was usin$ I.C 42')"' for the vertical *rive so I decided to 5oo$le for the datasheet of
The volta$es were also o(ay to me. I.e. main supply 2&volts %oth sides of the diodeA and 12 volts for pin 1.
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Chapter 21::old star T$ vertical partially closed
This 5old star television came in with the customer complains the picture has a pro%lemBso I powered
the television to confirm his report.
2s a technician it is very important to confirm what the customer has said in his presence otherwise the
set mi$ht have $one to another technician with no color symptoms and when the customer pic(ed it from
technician 2 heKshe didnHt %other to chec( the condition after stayin$ at this technician 2 for siF months
with the usual eFcuse of lac( of spares.. 2nd was @ust returned to the %oF and %rou$ht to technician G
who in this case happens to %e you.
6o color symptoms you have fi$ured it is not a %i$ deal and therefore you will hold it a %it to attend more
serious repairs...so two days later you decide to wor( on that set with no color.
So you apply power with your eyes fiFed on the screen to confirm what the customer told you two days a$o.
Pressed P/=7R /6 %utton and nothin$ happens.
Chec(in$ on the power outlet it wor(in$ well and therefore you decide to open the set to see if the fuse
is $one and when you finally open the television you notice the fuse is o(ay %ut a lot of the circuit has
%een tampered with and components even missin$ includin$ the microprocessorA you (now how much it
cost in your local currency.
:ust when you have confirmed the a%ove here comes the customer comin$ to see the pro$ress of the set
and as you %e$in to than( him for comin$ your way so that you can show him how his set was a%used %y
the previous repairers he tells you that he only (nows you and if you are not a%le to fiF his set @ust %rin$
it %ac( the way it was with? 6/ C/4/R SIPT/SH. /r he calls the police.
These thin$s happen and if they have not happened to you yet please ta(e my advice otherwise history
does repeat itself.
So I applied the rule a%ove and I switched on the 5old star television and I o%served the followin$:8
1. The set came up %eautifully and I noticed the picture was partially closed with a %lac( slip %elow
and on top of the screen.
2. Sound was o(ay.
2s a technician you can ma(e a lot of conclusion @ust %y watchin$ the screen if you have a $ood (nowled$e
on how that eCuipment circuit wor(s.
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Chapter 22: Samsun' Television dead
I received a phone call from a customer who wanted me to $o and chec( his television which has developed
a pro%lem and was not wor(in$.
actually the eyes of the technicianA I mean you canHt see electricity (volta$e! with your own eyes %ut the
meter can see and tell you if there is volta$e or not and a screwdriver to open up the set.
The set was %rou$ht to me and I as(ed a %rief history of the set especially the last moment %efore it diedA
I was told there was some smo(e seen comin$ out of the set %efore they switched of Cuic(ly.
I didnHt intend to confirm that %y powerin$ it on a$ain and therefore I opened the set and started scannin$
around the power supply loo(in$ for a component with catastrophic failure %ecause I fi$ured that since
there was smo(eA there must have some fire also and where there is fire there must %e a heat mar(
or component swollen or %ro(en to pieces.
IesE I noted one capacitor with the top part swollenA the capacitor was rated 1,,u<K13,0A in electronics
sometimes if you donHt have the schematic you can have an idea of the volta$e eFpected on any line %y
usin$ the wor(in$ volta$e of the main filter capacitor of that lineA for eFample usually when desi$nin$
circuit the rule of the thum% is that the wor(in$ volta$e of the filter capacitor should %e dou%le the
eFpected volta$e on that line.
Therefore a capacitor rated 13, volts li(e the one a%ove eFpect around +, volts to 12, volts on that lineA
usually in television this capacitor with the 13,0olts ratin$ supply the GL volta$e to the fly %ac( and
therefore it is the main source on the secondary side of the power supply output.
6eFt I decided to chec( the state of the fuse and it passed the meter test with flyin$ colorsA so I decided
to apply power and do some volta$e testin$.
I applied power and to my surprise nothin$ happenedA no smo(e so I concluded that whoever said that
he switched off after seein$ the smo(e did it a little too late.
So I started my volta$e testin$A with my meter ne$ative pro%e on the main capacitor ne$ative pinA
I started to test the volta$e at the actual main capacitor and there were .ero 0olts B6othin$E
usually a short causes volta$e to $o low and pulsatin$(at least there must %e some funny readin$ on the
meter!
So I wal(ed to his residence for that mission with a few tools: a multi meter which in electronics world is
(int: when you $et .ero volt on a circuit means there must %e an open circuit or component %ut not a shortA
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The customer complains was that the T0 was %lown %y hi$h volta$e from a $enerator.
I opened the set and scanned around the primary side of the power supply and found the main filter
capacitor was %ul$in$ out.
I replaced it to$ether with the control chip (str85331"! which almost always $oes when there is power sur$e.
2fter replacin$ the two components the set came up %ut no color (Picture was %lac( and while! with
some very thin lines across the screen.
I hit the set softly with my %are hands and the color came on %ut intermittent.
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Chapter 2,: :9+ T$ "I<9+ C7998PS< AIT( 8 SI;:9< (7RIB7T89 9I;<
54* T0 <I74* C/442PS7 =IT- 2 SI6547 -/RI>/T24 4I67 across the picture (clear picture %elow the line
%ut distorted picture a%ove the line. 2lso white lines across the upper part of the screen. There is also %lan(
part a%ove and %elow the screen.
In my opinion a technician and a medical doctor have a lot in commonA we deal with symptoms(facts! analy.e
them and fi$ure out from the data at hand the most li(ely cause of those symptoms.
<ortunately for doctors they have added advanta$e %ecause at least with human %ein$ they can spea( out
6ow for technicianHs machines donHt spea(A therefore we rely heavily on (een o%servationsA testin$ critical
test pointA some history from the owner on how the pro%lem started etc to %e a%le to fi$ure out the actual
circuit causin$ the pro%lem (symptoms! at hand.
This part is very criticalA the more information you $ather the more li(ely you are $oin$ to narrow down to
the actual circuit which is causin$ the pro%lem.
If the machine (Television or onitor! has somethin$ on the screenA you can $et a lot of clues on the screen
%ehavior even %efore openin$ the machine.
4et ta(e this 54* T0 as a case studyA the information on the headline of the article is what I was a%le to
o%serve on the screen.
I have tried to reproduce the symptoms on the picture %elow
1. Screen hei$ht is narrow.
2. 2 SI6547 -/RI>/T24 4I67 across the picture
". Clear picture %elow the line %ut distorted picture a%ove the line.
&. 2lso lines across the upper part of the screen.
1. There is also %lan( part a%ove and %elow the screen.
These are 1 stron$ facts all pointin$ to 0ertical CircuitA am I ri$htD
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2fter openin$ this particular set I noticed two capacitors 1,,,ufK"1v which had their top silver part swollen.
I put my fin$er on them and they were also $ettin$ hot. This was enou$h evidence that these two capacitors
are faulty.
how they are feelin$A add some additional test and there you $oA *ru$ prescription is done. /(D
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Chapter 2-: ?$C Television +ead 21D
I was %rou$ht a dead :0C T0 to repairM when I pressed the power /6 %uttonA I could hear the de$aussin$
coil en$a$e as usual on power on.
I opened the set and I measured the volta$e across the main capacitor. 6o volta$e was found8a%solutely
.ero volts. 2las what is the pro%lem nowD 2ll over a sudden I heard a loud crac( sound and noticed a
resistor has %ro(en downNsee resistor R+,& a%ove across the de$aussin$ coil8 what was it doin$ there
in the first place(anyway in most set its written optional %ut in this case it was there!
I never had a chance to (now its actual value to date. It was also very hot and %ro(e into pieces.
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This T0 has no power symptoms8first I chec(ed the fuse and it was %lown %ut not %lac(ed inside
meanin$ there was no heavy shot in the supply.
Remem%er a fuse can tell you a lot a%out the last moment of any eCuipment %efore it died
(in medical terms postmortem!
the li$ht serious 4amp to %rin$ up the machine after replacin$ the fuse.
2fter I replaced the fuse it didnHt %low a$ain confirmin$ to me that there was no serious shorted
component (I mean component shorted which is ta(in$ the supply directly to the $round.
I measured the output volta$es and there was none: a%solutely .ero volts. Then I chec(ed the
volta$e at the main capacitor and it was "2, v dc which is o(ay. The volta$e was also reachin$
the switchin$ transistor collector same volta$e.
I measured the S./.T %ase volta$e and it was ,.,2 volts. I followed the start up circuit divider and
/r capacitor c11' across the collector emitter of v112(c"),'! is shorted to the $round.
Chapter 2. :Chanwon' T$6china with ;o Power symptoms
1. "use #lown> dar0 inside 6 eans the machine died due to heavy shot. Please %e sure to use
2. "use #lown> clear inside6 eans the fuse mi$ht have died throu$h natural dead.
the volta$e was o( and no resistor was open.
Gut from the a%ove volta$e measurement you find the >ero volts at the %ase of the s.o.t is suspect.
7ither the S./.T (v11"!is sorted %ase8emitter %ecause its ta(in$ the volta$e to the $round. !.
/r 0112(c"),'! is shorted collector8emitter %ecause itHs also ta(in$ the %ase of the s.o.t to the $round.
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This is Cuite old machine over 1, years. The customer complains was that the machine has intermittent
picture on and off.
#sually if the picture misses they would tap sli$htly at the %ac( of the T0 at the R< inputs.
2lso the T0 used to have a drift on the channel when off (every time they put off the T0 they must
tune a$ain %ecause they find the channel is not clear!.
6eFt is volta$e chec(in$ around the CRT circuit and I noticed that the R5G collector volta$e is hi$h..
and I found ,.'3 0olts in all three. -ence the reason why the collector volta$e was not droppin$.
Cuite eFpensive to chan$e.
is $ettin$ powered.
no chan$e.
Then when fiFin$ the 2riel into its soc(ets I noticed that it has some effect li(e if there is some
disconnection inside the turner.
Chapter 2/: Sony T$ 1342 :<..;7 PICT&R< ;7 S7&;+ only screen display i.e. channel ;um#er.
"irst suspect E dry Foint. I did a thorou$h chec( for dry @oint and I did all that I could %ut to no avail.
i.e. 2,, 0olts %efore and after the 11 ( resistor. 2ll the three cathode. I measured the R5G GI2S 0/4T257
i.e. its li(e the R5G TR26SIST/R 2R7 /P76 G7C2#S7 T-7R7 IS 6/ GI2S 0/4T257.
I followed that circuit up the main :un$le ic and the volta$e was the same.. I suspected the ic
could %e faultyB%ut %efore I em%ar( on that mission I was to %e very sure it is that ic %ecause it is
Gy the way all other low si$nal volta$e were o(..the + vA 12 volts were o( meanin$ the ic and the turner
I did esr test around the processor ic and chan$ed whatever capacitor I was not happy with %ut still
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Conclusion
y dear friends and fellow technicians we have come to the end this course on CRT Television
trou%leshootin$ and repair.
2nd my final word I can $ive to you is a Cuote %y 2l%ert 7insteinA the most famous physicist of all
timeA he was (nown for his %rilliant mind and $entle spiritA who %elieved he was @ust one small
part of the worldA tryin$ to fi$ure thin$s out.
(e saidGG
2nyone with a functional %rain can soon %ecome an eFpert in any field if he or she would simply
study the su%@ect only fifteen minutes a day.
I %elieve if you can follow that simple principle when studyin$ this course then I will %e loo(in$
for you at the top.
Author of CRT Television repair course.
=ishin$ you all the %est in your future endeavors
(umphrey =imathi