Riddled TV Repair Forum

mksteller · Joined: 27 Oct 2008 Posts: 4

I have a Toshiba cf2662b it has 5 or 6 white lines on the top of the screen. they are there constantly. can anybody tell me what caused this, and how to fix?

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kuhurdler · Joined: 28 Dec 2006 Posts: 2879 Location: Overland Park, KS

it sounds like bad electrolytic capacitors in the vertical circuit to me.

mksteller · Joined: 27 Oct 2008 Posts: 4

ok so how do i find out which ones are bad?

mksteller · Joined: 27 Oct 2008 Posts: 4

I just wanted you to know that I am new to the idea of repairing a tv instead of tossing it and getting a new one. I have always been good with my hands but I had thought you couldn't fix tvs after they did away with tubes. I now know other wise. after looking around on line I got an idea of what it would take to fix this set. I bought a soldering iron and then went to radio shack and bought the caps I thought I would need. (c301 c305 c308) then I got to work. I don't have much practice soldering but I gave it my best. I used the iron to melt the old caps out. I don't know if thats the right way to do it but it worked. I then soldered in the new caps, I was doing good till I got to the last one.(c301) I guess the iron was to hot I'm not sure but I dameged the boared at that spot. I was about to give up when I thought about something I read one this page about jumping on cracked boards so thats what I did. after it was all said and done I pluged in the set thinking it would not work at all but I was worng the set now works fine. thank you for this page if it wasn't for the info that set would know be in the landfill.