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RCA

*New* - Tips by Chassis: (see also tips below)
ATC113
ATC221
ATC311
CTC169
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Brand Size Model Chassis Picture Symptom Problem Description Fix
RCA 19" - CTC176F2 - Tuner channel 3 fades in/out resoldered tuner grounds
GE 19" - CTC177 - tuner tuner drift resolder tuner grounds
GE 25" 25GT503 CTC177AA3 - tuner tuner doesn't work resolder tuner grounds
RCA 27" 27GT623 CTC177AF3 - Bad Picture Picture Washed Out Replaced C4703 = 47uF, 250V
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RCA 25" F25250BC CTC177AF3 - dead completley dead CR4704= 207878
C4105= 10uF,200V
RCA 27" - CTC177BH2 - Lines on screen lines on screen as it heats up Replaced CR4403= 164589, C4407= 214754
GE 27" 27GT613 CTC177BH2 - dead completely dead eeprom #224281, reinitialize with chipper checker
GE 27" - CTC179 Tuner tuner drifts, loses channel occasionally resolder tuner grounds
RCA - - CTC179 - Dead Totally Dead Replace CR4128
RCA - - CTC179 - Color No Green in OSD Replace CR3106
RCA 27" F27242GY CTC185 - Dead completely dead power supply kit and cr4704
RCA - - CTC185 - Dead Blows Fuse instantly CR4103= #233082, CR4105= #243636, L4102= #231464
RCA - - CTC185 - Tuner No Reception U7301= 231528, CR4116, 9.1V Zener
RCA - - CTC185AA - Dead Dead CR4110 = 27V Zener
RCA - - CTC187 - Width Narrow on both sides, height and width vary with scenes C4407, CR4403
RCA - - CTC188 - Dead C4406 Blown Q4801, U4801, C4406, C4407
RCA - - DTV306 - Locked Up Intermittently locks up and has to be unplugged to restore C14113= 4700uF/10V, C14115= 4700uF/10V
RCA - MM010 DTV306/307 - Dead Wont Power up, Standby is low CR14602= 234048, CR14611= 234048, R14609= 10 Ohm, .5W
RCA - - DTV306/307 - Dead, no green Dead & no green color C14113= 4700uF/10V, C14115= 4700uF/10V
RCA 52" D52W25 ITC222
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Stretched Image at top and bottom edge very distorted. Reheat all the surface mount solder points on the Small Signal Board.  Then realign the set including convergence menu. To enter service mode: power off the set for 10 sec, then hold down Vol- and Ch- buttons for 10 sec.   See this link: Alignment Procedure (pdf)
RCA 27" F27TF12 - - Color No Green in pic R875= 8.2k 1/4W
on CRT board
Goldstar 13" - - - no green no green color broken solder connection on PCB on neck of CRT, resolder

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