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Hi, I have a 27" tv (pretty old) that has black lines across the screen horizontally. I think there's something loose inside the tv. I usually hit the tv when the lines show up and it disappear. It's not any loose connection externally. I tried to shake the inputs (cable, video, audio,,,etc...) and it's not the problem.....
I'll bet you have vertical output IC with some pins not soldered. This IC ( integrated circuit) is a "chip" that makes the picture fill out from top to bottom. After a period of time heat will cause the pins to crack loose on the circuit board.
You need to have a tech check it for you.
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It sounds as though you can see Transmission lines which are sent out with any broadcast at the top of an image, The TV should normally blank these out, i suggest checking your horizontal and vertical settings
it could be an electrolytic capacitor or the vertical output I.C. in the vertical circuitry,if you remove the rear cover tap on the board in different places and see if the picture fills out or atleast jitters like it might fill out,then it could be just a cold solder joint,then remove the main board and resolder all joints and this should repair the condition you have
Hi There,
If your picture has collapsed to just a horizontal line across the center of the screen, this indicates that your Vertical Output circuit is bad and needs to be serviced by a qualified technician. I hope this helps and thank you for using FixYa!
vertical output ic needs to be resoldered. careful leaving that bright line displayed on the screen as this will cause a permanent phosphor burn into the tube. this can not be corrected once burned unless you replace the tube. mch
The vertical circuit is not pulling the top of the picture to the top of the screen (CRT) correctly. Its possible you have a loose wire or device ( after moving ) . If you have vertical agustments on the back , you may be able to adjust the picture taller; if the picture becomes stretched ( non - linear ) then you definately have tv tech only problems. At that point I'd really think twice about a repair and consider a new DTV or HDTV set. If the unit was damaged by a mover , then you may have a claim against them .
I have a similar problem on my CRT computer monitor (AcerView 76c). It is an old screen and I think it is just at the end of its life, much like your TV. Having some background in physics, I would be pretty sure that the problem is with the cathode ray tube's vertical deflection system. The horizontal deflection electrodes are working while the vertical one is not. This results in a display of a single horizontal line (or in my case, a few superimposed) in the centre of the screen. Where both X and Y (horizontal and vertical) deflectors fail then the electron gun firing would result in a single bright spot in the dead-centre of the screen.
So really, we have no choice but to move on and buy a new set as repair is probably just as, if not more, expensive than replacement with a new device. Seeing as your post was in 2007, I hope you managed to solve the problem.
This is usually caused by a problem in the Horizontal Output section, around the Horizontal Output transformer usually a capacitor or diode going or gone faulty... the line you see are the Horizontal "Retrace" lines that are useually "Hidden" when the circuit is OK..
One thing you should not do with electronic devices which have a start up proceedure is to turn the power off, and then on again without a wait of about five minutes.
Some equipment manuals warn you about this, and specify a longer period.
The start-up has to have time to reset.
It will be more likely to reset if you do not leave it on standby,
and even unplug it.
In your TVs case you need to describe the distorted picture as it may give a clue to a fault, or incorrect start-up.
The horizontal line indicates the frame timebase had stopped working.
No picture could be a fuse blown inside the set, or a timed cutout which may reset after a time.
Try after several hours to see if it comes on.
If it is just the frame timebase (vertical) it is worth repairing.
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