| 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-32HRS10 | - | - | Picture | Pic has venetian blinds | R527= .47 Ohm (near flyback) |
| Sony |
32" |
KV-32TS36 |
AA-1 |

(2) |
Picture
Dark |
Picture
was dark |
Rejuvenated
the CRT |
| 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-32XVR70 | - | - | Picture | Lines would appear at top of screen after .5 hours of use | L1502= 33uh on A Board #1-408-247-00 |
| Sony | 32" | LV-32FS13 | - | - | Tuning | Channel stays the same despite OSD changing | D2002 (on from of MA board) |
| 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-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 |