Rca P52152st

"jerry" bravely wrote to "All" (12 Oct 05 05:08:24) --- on the heady topic of "Rca P52152st"

Shorted yoke... chuck it.

A*s*i*m*o*v

je> From: jerry je> Xref: core-easynews sci.electronics.repair:344888

je> My tv was made in June 1992. It has worked great until yesterday. When je> my kids were watching it the picture and sound went out and the TV je> started to make a popping sound. It continued to make the popping je> sound until it was unplugged. When it was plugged back in it only made je> the popping sound when you hit the power button. je> When I opened the back and took the basket out and took the front je> panel off, I could see a spark when I would hit the power button( it je> also makes the pop sound). The spark looked like it was coming from je> around the copper wires on the center picture tube.

je> -- je> jerry

... Of course it's grounded! ...watch, ...YEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!

Can also be a leaking crt (picture tube), a lot of work, but worth fixing. Sky.