*New* - Tips by Chassis:

ATC113

ATC221

ATC311

CTC169

CTC176,177,179

CTC195,197

CTC203

CTC211

(see all other chassis tips below)

Brand	Size	Model	Chassis	Picture	Symptom	Problem Description	Fix
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	-	MM134	-	-	Dead	Wont Power up, Shuts down on attempt	Bad solder on L801
RCA	-	MM134	-	-	Dead	Shuts down when picture comes up	C251 (4.7uF) in vertical circuit
RCA	-	MMC101CC	-	-	Video	Top half of pic is missing, just lines, OSD distorted	Replace CR14511 between pins 3 & 4 of U14501
RCA	-	-	DTV306/307	-	Dead, no green	Dead & no green color	C14113= 4700uF/10V, C14115= 4700uF/10V
RCA	-	-	DTV306	-	Video	Picture pulled in on the sides	Replace C14814
RCA	52"	D52W25	ITC222	(2)  (3)  (4) (5)	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

While most other brands are typically grouped by model numbers...
RCA, GE and other Thomson TVs are best grouped by Chassis numbers.
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