Ctc-148/149

[bgadow]

"Some fools never learn", a favorite song of mine, a favorite saying as well. Well, this was on freecycle today and I let the guy talk me into taking it. 1988 RCA CTC-148/149 (I didn't look hard enough to find out which, that is what it says on the chart inside) a decent console with swivel base. It has an intermittent power-up problem. It doesn't matter whether you use the switch on the set or the remote, hitting power does nothing, not even a click. After hitting the button a couple dozen times I saw a flash of yellow light on the board in the general area of the power connection and the set powered up fine. After that I took it through numerous cycles with both remote & set switch and it always did fine.

My first guess is a bad solder joint, but I thought I would inquire here to see if the pros have found something else to be a common problem. I don't want to put much into this set as I will likely just give it away. (assuming I can find someone to take it!) Any advice, as always, is appreciated!

Oh, and if anyone wants this set just let me know. No charge!