television malfunction

drvein99 · #1 Feb 11, 2008, 09:11 AM

My old CRT type tv picture scrunches up the bottom 1/3 for the first few minutes until the set warms up, then it reexpands to full size. Is it time for a new tv?

WallyHelps · Feb 11, 2008, 09:33 AM

It sounds like a problem in the vertical deflection circuitry.

Your TV is probably on borrowed time. My guess is that it take progressively longer for it to un-scrunch, and eventually it may never do it. It can probably be fixed, but probably not cost-effectively.

Wally H.



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