| Brand |
Size |
Model |
Chassis |
Pic |
Symptom |
Problem Description |
Fix |
| Sony |
21" |
KV-20TS27 |
- |
- |
Dead |
Dead |
C605= 22uF/250V |
| Sony |
25" |
KV-24FV12 |
- |
- |
Dead |
Dead, no standby voltage |
D817= 12V zener (near T604) |
| Sony |
27" |
KV-2649R |
- |
- |
Picture |
intermittent or weak colors |
IC201= #875300140 on A Board |
| Sony |
27" |
KV-27EXR15 |
- |
- |
Shutdown |
Randomly Shuts Down |
C517= .1uF/250V |
| Sony |
27" |
KV-27EXR25 |
- |
- |
Pincushion |
Pincussion problem, intermittent |
Bad solder at Q601 and Q536 |
| Sony |
27" |
KV-27S10 |
- |
- |
Video |
No video, audio OK |
R701= 680 Ohm (on CRT board) |
| Sony |
27" |
KV-27S22 |
- |
- |
Picture |
Picture is shifted 3" to right |
D356 (near IC351 on the A board) |
| Sony |
27" |
KV-27S45 |
- |
- |
Shutdown |
Due to bad Vertical IC |
R561= .47Ohm, IC541= TDA8172 |
| Sony |
27" |
KV-27TS35 |
LN-1 |
- |
Audio, Tuner |
audio distorted, tuner drifts in and out |
Replaced MM201 with part SBX1638-11, replace tuner with rebuilt tuner from TipTopTuner.com |
| Sony |
27" |
KV-27V42 |
- |
- |
Audio Buzz |
Buzz in Audio |
.47uF/50V cap between pins 4 and 5 of IC401 |
| Sony |
27" |
KV-27V42 |
- |
- |
Sound |
Sound takes a while to come on |
C641= 2299uF/25V on A Board |
| Sony |
27" |
KV-27V42 |
- |
- |
Picture |
Trapezoid pin distortion |
D522 on A board= 8-719-991-33 |
| Sony |
32" |
KV-32FS120 |
- |
- |
Dead |
Dead, 5 blinks |
D611 in power supply, HOT Q502 shorted on A board |
| Sony |
32" |
KV-32FS13 |
- |
- |
Tuning |
Channel stays the same despite OSD changing |
D2002 (on from of MA board) |
| Sony |
32" |
KV-32HRS10 |
- |
- |
Picture |
Pic has venetian blinds |
R527= .47 Ohm (near flyback) |
| Sony |
32" |
KV-32S10 |
AA-1 |
- |
No Picture |
Audio, but no picture |
Used Sencore CR-70 to rejuvenate the screen |
| Sony |
32" |
KV-32S40 |
- |
- |
Video |
No video, has sound, timer light flashes continuously |
C368 near IC351 |
| Sony |
32" |
KV-32S40 |
- |
 |
Dead |
bad tuner, burnt power supply |
Removed tuner, replaced with rebuilt tuner.
Replaced caps in Power supply G-board |
| Sony |
32" |
KV-32S42 |
- |
- |
Picture |
Gets dark and rolls, like AGC or sync problem |
C3501 on B board behind tunerr= 47uF/25V |
| Sony |
32" |
KV-32S45 |
- |
- |
No Picture |
Sound, but no picture |
Used Sencore CR-70 to rejuvenate the screen |
| Sony |
32" |
KV-32TS36 |
AA-1 |

(2) |
Video |
Picture was dark |
Rejuvenated the CRT |
| Sony |
32" |
KV-32XBR51 |
- |
- |
Pincushion |
Pincushion is bad |
Replace L501 (14914813), T501, C524 (.047uF) |
| Sony |
32" |
KV-32XVR70 |
- |
- |
Picture |
Lines would appear at top of screen after .5 hours of use |
L1502= 33uh on A Board #1-408-247-00 |
| Sony |
43" |
KP-43T70 |
- |
- |
Dead |
Dead |
Replace HOT, Q502, L503 and fuse |
| Sony |
43" |
KP-43T70 |
- |
- |
Dead |
Dead, replacing blown HOT results in repeat failure |
Replace HOT and Flyback transformer simultaneously |
| Sony |
46" |
KP-46S55 |
- |
- |
Dead |
Repeat failure of Q508 |
Q508, C512 |
| Sony |
46" |
KP-46V25 |
- |
- |
Shuts Off |
Power Relay cycles on and off |
IC652 on G Board |
| Sony |
46" |
KP-46V25 |
- |
- |
Shuts off |
HV would pulsate on/off unless antenna was removed |
IC301 |
| Sony |
48" |
KP-48S35 |
- |
- |
Audio |
No Audio, Pic OK |
C672 in power supply (12V regulator filter) |
| Sony |
53" |
KP-53HS10 |
RA-4B |
- |
shuts off |
shuts off when channel changes or with magic focus |
859895514 = replacement splitter block |
| Sony |
53" |
KP-53HS10 |
RA-4B |
- |
flickers |
screen flickers when on 1080i input |
C693, C694, C696, R600, Q553, R698, C638, Q552
Service Bulletin (.pdf) |
| Sony |
53" |
KP-53S15 |
- |
- |
dead |
totally dead |
replaced standby transformer, T603 and C667. 470uF/25V |
| Sony |
53" |
KP-53S65 |
- |
- |
Shuts down |
Intermittently shuts down |
D669 |
| Sony |
53" |
KP-53V45 |
- |
 |
Broken Mirror |
Mirror broken while moving |
Broken Mirror p/n 405888901 or 404818101 cheapest with shipping at sears.com |
| Sony |
61" |
KP-61V25 |
- |
- |
Power |
Power cycles on and off again, power button has no effect |
12V Regulator IC652 on G board |