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Old 07-25-2007, 04:10 PM
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Sony Micro-TV 5-303W Blank, white raster.

I found a really nice looking little sony micro TV on epay for $10. It has some problems. There is no audio whatsoever, and the screen displays a blank raster no matter what channel the tuner is tuned to. Are there any common things to look for in this set that would cause a loss of signal after the tuner?
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Old 07-25-2007, 04:18 PM
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Mine had a buzz in the audio from the time I got it in the 80s. Eventually the audio went out entirely. I put off tackling it as I thought these would be a bear to work on, but they really are not. In fact, they are pretty easy-modular chassis. New caps will do wonders. That's all mine needed. I think it's pretty fun to recap little transistor stuff like this.
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Old 07-25-2007, 04:40 PM
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Mine had a buzz in the audio from the time I got it in the 80s. Eventually the audio went out entirely. I put off tackling it as I thought these would be a bear to work on, but they really are not. In fact, they are pretty easy-modular chassis. New caps will do wonders. That's all mine needed. I think it's pretty fun to recap little transistor stuff like this.
Mine has green poly film caps and ELNA electrolytics. Im guessing its the electrolytics that need to be replaced?
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Old 07-26-2007, 12:07 PM
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Yes, that is all I replaced. I only did the sections that were causing trouble. I also have a slightly newer model with UHF that had numerous problems; new electrolytics solved them all.
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Old 07-29-2007, 04:48 PM
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I've gone through pretty much all the electrolytics and still have nothing but a white raster with retrace lines. Are there any specific transistors that commonly fail in these sets? Im guessing the problem lies in a section common to both audio and video. Would anyone happen to have a sam's for this set?
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I have scans of most of the Sam's folder. Let me know if you need them and I'll post them to my web space so you can download them.
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Old 07-30-2007, 02:29 PM
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Andy,
I would be interested in the scans also as i have two of them to get working.
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Old 07-30-2007, 04:35 PM
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Old 07-30-2007, 10:52 PM
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Thanks Andy! Its very much appreciated!
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