I own a ws-55908 mitsubishi hd tv and it bowes from the top and bottom of the screen. If I smack it, will go back to normal and then go back to bowing after a few minutes or it just will not do it all. Plase help me it drives me crazy
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Re: help with bowing
If the picture bows in from the top and bottom, the V-PIN amp has stopped working. If you smack the set and the bow goes away, it means that the V-PIN circuits are intermittent because of a cracked solder joint, most likely on one of the 2 output transistors. The set needs to be disassembled, the chassis pulled out and flipped over and the solder joints of all parts on heat sinks must be resoldered. If you have never done anything like that before, allow a qualified tech to handle it for you.
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It is a convergence problem, probably one of the convergence ICs has blown and must be replaced. Call the number in the last pages of your user manual to get repair service in your area.
This problem is most likely caused by damage in the convergence output amp IC's; this model uses STK392-040. Fairly common for various fuses that protect the DC supplies for these amp IC's to open as well.
If this is a ws-65411: it sounds like one of the two STK-392-110 convergence IC's is bad; you need to have both replaced at the same time; I do this type of repair(done hundreds of them) and most can be done right in your home.
The two ic's can be purchased on Ebay for about 12 dollars plus shipping.
This is the slow time of year for TV repair shops--find someone in your area who knows how to do this kind of repair---here shops charge 3-4 hundred but I charge 200-250 total depending on brand of set.
Shop around and if they insist on "taking set to shop" keep looking---any good tech can do this repair in your home---MAKE SURE HE CHANGES BOTH of the IC's!
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You will find a very good guide here and here to fix your TV.
This might not be a DIY if you do not feel comfortable. The repair shops charge about $350.00 to $400.00 for this type of repair.
You likely have bad convergence output ic's type #STK392-570. These can be purchased at UED 800-648-6657. You will need to remove the board they are mounted on to be able to usolder the old ones and resolder the new ones. These will be mounted on heat sinks.
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