Re: Bad Tuner?

There used to be a company called Metro Tuner Service that did such work,
they did great work and at a very reasonable price. Sadly, they too have
been driven out of business by the declining industry. I don't know of
anyone who still rebuilds tuners - after all, how many customers bother
having them replaced anymore? Just another sign of the times I guess.
$150 for a tuner is fine as long as the customer doesn't mind footing the
bill. I wish all customers were so obliging.
If anyone can tell me someone who still rebuilds tuners, I'd appreciate it
very much. I have a 27" CTC-146 RCA in a solid oak cabinet that I still
intend to repair....
"Tom MacIntyre" <tom__macintyre@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:aljcn1pp15vd9f0fiv9dv6ppu2kmumatpk@xxxxxxxxxx
> On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 19:04:48 GMT, "Chris F."
> <zappymanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Got this 32" Sony right now, don't have the model # handy but it's a
'99
> >model. Nothing but snow with a few barely visible lines, looks like it's
> >trying to tune something in but not succeeding. A/V input works fine. The
> >customer was not in possesion of it when it quit, so they aren't sure if
it
> >was hit by lightning or not.
> > To confirm that the tuner was bad, I first checked all supply voltages
to
> >the tuner - all were perfect. I then injected a signal into the IF output
of
> >the tuner - this produced a good solid image. That probably confirms a
bad
> >tuner, but I want to be absolutely sure before I replace it (a
replacement
> >runs about $150). I don't have a lot of experience with tuners because
> >customers seldom ever bother to have them replaced.
> > So have I diagnosed this properly? Or is there anything else I should
> >check?
> > Thanks for any advice.
> >
>
> It does seem that your tuner is bad...maybe check into getting a
> rebuilt tuner, and get the refund for your own tuner? Does anyone
> still do that?
>
> Tom


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