[pointedspider]

About 3-4 inches from the top of the screen, the picture "streches". The convergence is great which tells me that it has nothing to do with it. I have the service manual but it tells me nothing about this symtom. Im pretty sure its a component level repair, so any help with this would be greatly appreicated.

 

[lcaillo]

Typically, that symptom indicates a problem in a capacitor on the vertical output stage or a bad output device.

 

[pointedspider]

wow. what a very quick response. ill be taking a look at it a little later. I gotta furnace to look at right now. Life is impeding. what a great forum!!!!

OH...........i would imagine it would be an electrolytic capacitor rather that ceramic disc type or little flat box type.... thanks for all your help lcallico

 

[lcaillo]

Yes, electrolytics are usually the culprits. Sometimes tantalum electrolytics are used, but I don't recall in these sets, as I have rarely seen vertical problems in them.