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Mike C
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Folks,
Can anybody point me in the right direction?
My daughter has a Hitachi model C1719T TV receiver with a problem. Nothing
appears on the screen - it remains completely black. I don't know if this
screen has a cold cathode (do you get such TV tubes?), but I can't see any
heater coming on, and I can't find any voltage around the tube base. It
generates UHT, however, because I hear it whistle momentarily when the power
is switched off.
Although I have fixed my own TV several years ago (thanks to a guy called
Sam who was a regular contributor to the group!), I don't know much outside
of the theory of TV's, and when I look at the board, I don't know enough to
recognise where the various circuit elements are - and I don't have a
schematic for it.
With the back of the board towards me and the components on the top, the
mains cable comes in on the left side, but I can't even find the rectifier.
Is it a 4-pin chip, or does it use discrete diodes? Is it near to the mains
cable and the fuse? It would make sense!
Any pointers will be appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike.
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Can anybody point me in the right direction?
My daughter has a Hitachi model C1719T TV receiver with a problem. Nothing
appears on the screen - it remains completely black. I don't know if this
screen has a cold cathode (do you get such TV tubes?), but I can't see any
heater coming on, and I can't find any voltage around the tube base. It
generates UHT, however, because I hear it whistle momentarily when the power
is switched off.
Although I have fixed my own TV several years ago (thanks to a guy called
Sam who was a regular contributor to the group!), I don't know much outside
of the theory of TV's, and when I look at the board, I don't know enough to
recognise where the various circuit elements are - and I don't have a
schematic for it.
With the back of the board towards me and the components on the top, the
mains cable comes in on the left side, but I can't even find the rectifier.
Is it a 4-pin chip, or does it use discrete diodes? Is it near to the mains
cable and the fuse? It would make sense!
Any pointers will be appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike.
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address gatherers.
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