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Brand Model Fault Detailed Problem Solution By
SONYKP5040
Horiz. lines in the picture, ground loop changedThere was a drive line in the picture which was also radiatingto nearby sets. we found this interference to be caused by the horiz. barosc. in the crosshatch generator (ba board). we could find no defectivecomponents and assumed the problem to be a gro
SONYFD20A
No raster, replaced crtThis tube had a shorted anode causing no raster. the hv waslow.
SONYKX2501
Shut off, replaced ic651Set shuts off just after turn on. found 140v b+ line goingup to 250v.
SONYKV3000R
DeadDead. found 150vdc fuse on the f board open. second problemis both doors were slipping on the track. repositioned door motor. thisis the second unit i have found that the nuts that hold the motors wereloose. upon closing door would reverse and open.
SONYKV2649R
Intermittent fade out, cleaned crt pinsPicture would fade out to a dark raster, very intermittent.all voltages checked ok.
SONYKV2647RX
Black lines on the screen, replaced vhf tunerTwo black lines on left side of screen.
SONYKV2647RX
No reception on cable, replaced c208Set would not receive channel 2 on cable. all other channelsok. trimming of aft coil on the board (t203) did not help.
SONYKV2647RX
Uneven shading and jail bars, shorted l204Uneven shading darker left to right, and jail bars. jailbars show up on dark screen. shading shows up also on dark picture.
SONYKV2647R
Green raster with retrace lines, replace ic-501Green raster and retrace.
SONYKV1954R
Looks like crt failed, shorted c530 and open r538This set appeared as though the tube was weak. c530 wasshorted and r538 was open.
SONYKV1953RX
No functions, replace q2002No ch. display light. no audio. no front panel controls.ic2001 (cx7931a) on m brd was receiving the info. on pins 3/4 from ic001on the mu brd. however, output back to pin 5 of ic2001 was not occurring.pin 12 of ic2001 was reading 6.4v instead of 12v.
SONYKV1952RX
No functions, replace x2001No remote or manual functions. channel indicator lamps didnot come on. this is the 2nd one i have found. i have also had 3servicers that have had the same problem.
SONYKV1948R
Vertical rolling, leaky d513Vertical rolling and little foldover in picture, verticalcontrol in the front panel has little effect.
SONYKV1947R
Faded picture, c519 openFaded picture and picture control has no effect. horizontalripple on q342 and pin 4 of ic341, it effects all pins of dynamic picturechip. found c519 open.
SONYKV1924
Bad tubeThis unit had a weak tube. also r555 was open by shortedc548.
SONYKV1207
Snowy pictureThis was the 3rd time in for snowy picture. each time foundfailure of transistor q101.
SONYVTX1000R
Video muteKx-1901 plays fine with external video but when hooked tothe vtx-1000 it goes into video mute. we found ic005/if chip in thevtx-1000 to be defective.
SONYVTX1000R
No channel changeWould not change channels after approx. 30 minutes playingtime.
SONYKX2501A
Vertical bars in the picture, replaced c1527Light vertical bars in the picture.
SONYKX2501A
Shut down, replaced c657 and q652Transistor q552 shorts out as soon as the voltage reaches70v on ga board.