2010-02-05

Hello,

I wanted to thank you for putting together this repair kit with such a good set of instructions. I replaced the fluid in the CRTs and I couldn't believe how good the image was. I don't think it looked that good when it was new!

Thanks again,

Saul Iglesias 

2010-02-05

I don't remember how I found your sight. But I am glade I did. Had my projection magnavox looked at last week end, It is only one for my back room grandchildren use. I knew it was convergence but had it looked at anyway. They confirmed that and wanted 350.00 To fix found your sight thought I would give it a try. I am retired hvac and have soldered plenty of times. I ordered and received the parts and the desoldering tool which worked great. Installed parts turned on tv did not have to do any adjustments at all Everything went great.

Thanks for your excellent service I sent e-mails to all of my friends about your service Thanks again

Joe Capate

2010-02-05

Many thanks. I received the fuse yesterday and installed it today. Wow! TV is working! I feel like a genius. My expenses were less than what the technician was going to charge me just to give me an estimate.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Herman 

2010-02-05

Just letting you know how I made out .Only took a few hours took my time everything worked out very well picture was very good and now you can see the colors very good I did not have any problems at all it was easier than it looked on paper. Thanks again now I have a new old tv again.

Joe 

2010-02-05

I followed the instructions I found online for replaceing the capacitors on the DM power board. The capacitors had no visable problem bu they were cheap enough to give it a shot and what do you know it worked. The TV is working great now and has the best picture I have seen on it in a while.

Thanks,
Tom 

2010-02-05

When I got home on Sunday from a weekend away, it took me all of about 40 minutes to replace the new convergence chips and one resistor (RK46) and put everything back together. The TV works great. It has been twenty years since I used a soldering iron, but your shopping list and instructions were very helpful and I finished the job with no problems.

Andy

12-31-2009

MY 65" MITSUBISHI TV BROKE AT ABOUT 8:00PM THE OTHER NIGHT. I GOT ONLINE TO LOOK INTO FIXING IT, FOUND A COUPLE FORUMS THAT RECOMMENDED TVREPAIRKITS.COM, FOUND OUT I NEEDED A CONFEGANECE KIT, GOT IT ORDERED THAT NIGHT, RECIEVED IT IN 3 DAYS. THE PARTS IN THE KIT WHERE RIGHT, THE INSTRUCTIONS WERE GREAT, FIXED IT IN ABOUT 3 HOURS AND THIS SITE IS EVERYTHING THEY PROMISED,TV WAS DOWN A TOTAL OF ABOUT 4 DAYS, I COULDN'T BE ANY HAPPIER,THANK YOU!

IAN LOVELY SPOKANE WA.

12-26-2009

The repair is complete and the TV works great. The instructions were very clear and even though I had never soldered anything before, the process was much easier than I thought. Thank you for your rapid kit delivery and lightening fast responses to my questions.

Rod

12-26-2009

I want to take a moment and thank you guys!  I recently acquired a 46" Sony HDTV for $65 which it was in need of some work, I am very happy to say that between the repair kit I ordered from you as well as the nicely detailed instructions, I was able to get my TV fixed in under 3hours! This is the first time I ever stuck my head inside a TV to fix it and you guys were a lifesaver!!!

Ernie Watson

12-24-2009

I recently ordered an 8-pin Optical IC chip from your company based on advice I found on your site. The directions and references to online help were amazing and the repair went very smoothly and successfully. The most important part was following the advice to purchase a $1.00 circuit board and $1.29 IC chip from Radio Shack and practice soldering before attempting the repair. I will say that additional advice to keep the solder size small in cases where individuals have no experience in soldered would be helpful. Also, don’t expect or believe any technical support provided from salespeople in Radio Shack stores as the days of hiring competent and knowledgeable sales people are long gone. I used 30 year old flux paste which as it turned out made a huge difference in successfully soldering the replacement part. I approached this process and this site with a healthy dose of skepticism as anyone should in life and most especially when using the internet. Everything that was presented was accurate, concise, intelligently explained, easy to access and given the results, very affordable. I am very grateful I was able to find this site and would recommend it to anyone who is self motivated, cost conscious and can read.

John Reardon
San Diego, CA

12-20-2009

I just want to say THANKS!

I have a Hitachi with the dreaded convergence issue, well this is actually the second time with this. The first time this happened I paid a tech to diagnose it, ($50.00) he told me what was wrong and quoted $400.00 + to fix it.

I bought the I.C.'s and resistors separately from other sources. BIG MISTAKE. It lasted about a year.

This time I bought the kit from TvRepairkits. It only took about an hour and a half to change the components and get it running again, the instructions were very well done.

The set came on, I did the Magic Focus and for the first time in a year the focus self adjusted perfectly. This time the money I spent was well spent.

Thank you so much.

I expect the problem to occur again in the future as it seems to be an inherent problem with these sets, but at least now I know what to do and were I'll be getting the parts. Great job guy's.

12-15-2009

You guys are the BEST!
Parts arrived today and I followed your instructions.  
There was one 3.5 pico fuse that was blown on the D board.
The instructions are very handy and easy to follow.
I wish that I had seen your site before spending money on a different site that didn't include full instructions, parts and expert advise.
I'm a very satisfied customer!

Merry Christmas!
James Puhach

11-29-2009

Hello Tv Repair Kits,
My name is Heather. I was recently given a handme down- Philips Magnavox 50" Rear Projection TV. It was in good shape but the picture was really pink and had halos. My roommate Kyla did research online to see what was causing the problem because we really wanted to replace our old RCA floor tv from the 80's which was another handme down. She found TvRepairKits.com and did some troubleshooting to determine it was the CRT coolant that needed to be changed. I called the local TV service company and they estimated it would be 400 to fix it. Obviously I didn't want to spend that kind of money and took a leap of faith with this repair kit...it was $80. Kind of a lot of money to throw away if it didn't work. I was confident in my mechanical skills that my dad had embedded in me since I was a kid (he can fix anything). I spent a Saturday going through the steps not knowing if I was going to be successful. Then we powered it on and adjusted the convergence and Bam...the TV is fixed. I can't believe I did it myself. I just graduated college with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design so I had no prior knowledge of "fixing" TV's. The instructions you provided were awesome, the repair went smoothly and with the money I saved from the repair man I bought a new surround sound and entertainment center.Heck Yes, I don't know anyone who can fix a big screen but now I know how.

Girls can do anything, and you helped.

Thanks Again.
Heather, Kansas 

11-25-2009

Joe Patella

The shipping was very fast. two days to receive the parts. i went thru the instructions which were extreamly easy to follow. I purchased the recommended stuff from radio shack, went home and practiced. Dissambled the TV, followed the instructions. everything went perfect.I can not believe it went so smooth. Great product, great instructions. Thanks so much. I saved over 400.00, or more.
Now do you supply trouble shooting for electric ovens? that's next on the list. thanks again. Joe Patella

11-27-2009

Just to say "Thanks". I received the parts Wednesday and repaired it Thanksgiving day and it looks GREAT.

Again Thanks,
Ralph Jenkins

11-30-2009

Hello,
I have successfully replaced both convergence chips and one 2.2 ohm resistor for a JVC IART 56" TV. Not only has the convergence been restored, but the picture is also clear and bright again. This repair has save me from potentially having to spend 100's of dollars
on a costly repair or a new TV.
Thanks Stephen

Hello again, just wanted to let you know it is all working now. After rereading your email you sent I went back and really looked at the resistors and there was one that did not look like the rest that must have been replaced on the last fix. I changed that one out and it came up perfectly. Thank you so much for all your help and your great website. You just saved me over 300 bucks on having someone come out. If you ever need a testimonial just let me know. Thanks again!
Jason

11-26-2009

I completed the repair of my tv last night using the kit I had ordered for the convergence problem. Turned the set on and would you believe every thing worked as advertised. Thanks a lot for your advise and assistance. Believe I saved a bunch of money as a "DIY" project. Thanks again and hope we will be doing business again.

Ronald

11-29-2009

I ordered you TV-KIT-2014 last week b/c my tv started to show convergence issues. I got the kit, bought the proper tools (I had some experience with soldering), and dove in. Everything in my tv was as you described it and the replacement convergence chips fixed my problem! I checked all of the pico fuses and resistors and they all passed with flying colors.

All told, I spent about $100. I'm sure a repair shop would have been MUCH more than that and a new tv would have been quite pricey too. Thank you for giving me the tools to help me do it myself and save the money.

Everything from start to finish with your team has been wonderful. Thank you so very much.

Eric Beaver

2009-11-16
Thanks so much for your quick response. I replaced the burned out unit with one of the resistors that came with the convergence chips and, much to my surprise, I've got my TV back! Picture as good as ever, though not quite as good as the new LCD and plasma sets I was checking out the other day at Best Buy when I wasn't so sure I'd ever see my set working again (a failure to perform after replacing the subject resistor was probably going to be the end of this little project!). But thanks again, your web site was as straight forward and easy to use as any I've ever used, your directions were easy to understand ( I even went to Radio Shack and got "practice parts" as you suggested because I haven't soldered anything since I was a kid!).
Regards,
Joe

2009-10-08

I JUST GOT DONE INSTALLING THE REPAIR KIT FOR MY HITACHI 43UWX10B.TOTAL TIME 2-1/2 HOURS,TOTAL SAVINGS OVER $400.00.I WAS KIND OF LEARY AT FIRST BUT I KNEW YOU WOULDN'T SELL A PRODUCT IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE END RESULT WAS .I WAS ON MY WAY TO PURCHASE A BRAND NEW TV AND TURNED AROUND AND ORDERED THE KIT INSTEAD.THE TV LOOKS JUST AS GOOD AS WHAT I WAS GOING TO BUY .IF IT LASTS A YEAR OR TWO I'LL STILL BE HAPPY.I CAN'T EXPRESS HOW GRATEFUL I AM AND WISH YOUR BUSINESS THE UTMOST SUCCESS.THANK YOU...RAUL RODRIGUEZ FROM YOUNGSTOWN OHIO

2009-09-27

Thank you so much for the prompt delivery and very caring service your company provided me. The instructions, IC Convergence Chips, and resistors you provided in your repair kit; not to mention my Wife's fine soldering skills, solved the convergence problem with my Panasonic rear projection TV. Thank you Ed, for the great service you provided.

Your little kit arrived on time as advertised. Along with the online instructions everything worked perfectly. The simple, "baffle-gab" free instructions were easy to follow and an older TV has lived to entertain us again, not to mention an estimated $400.00 saving in parts and labour.
Please feel free to quote your Canadian customer success in your promo stuff.

Don McLellan

My husband and I were skeptical about doing this ourselves but we were so amazed that when we turned the tv on after the repairs, IT WORKED!!!!!! The steps looked harder than it actually was and the best part is that the tv works like new. We had to fix the convergence and we were so scared that maybe we didnt do it right and the tv wouldn't turn on. Well my husband is on cloud nine because he thinks he can fix anything now!
Thank you for this website and your wonderful step by step instructions!!!
Clarissa

I just completed my first repair EVER on a television using the magnavox Tv Convergence Repair Kit. I wanted thank you for what will be a $300 saving. The estimate I was givin for this repair was $400. The kit plus purchasing all the nessisary tools only cost me $100 and my picture looks brand new. I sent a picture (which does it not justice) but you can see no 3D or bent picture that I had before. The online pictures plus the directions where very accurate and easy to follow. I would make only one suggestion. You may want to offer a "bundle" with the repair kit for those of us who don't have a soldering tool but outside of that I give your product and support an A+.

Thanks again,
Morris Shapiro

Charles Turpin wrote:

Thank you the repair was a success I am now watching clear HD...I will provide a great review. I love this site and what you are doing for the people. This site should be on CNN...

Thanks for your insight. I concentrated on the G board. After examining the 2 pico chips - i noticed i forgot to solder one end back to the board...did that - nothing...replaced it with one of the picos that came with the package...walllah! IT WORKS! After some fine tuning....i'm good to.

Thank you for all your help!
Felt liberating...fixing a tv with absolutely no experience...!

Andreas

Thanks for offering a great product and service. I had no previous experience doing these type of repairs and your intro to soldering pages were very helpful. My one question during repair was promptly answered .  The actual repair instructions were very good and I got my 2002 Mitsubishi WS-48511 apart and back together with no issues. The new convergence chip, and included heat sink grease, did the trick (no more bow at the bottom of the screen). I appreciate the included pico fuses and resistors even though they were not required for my repair.

As this set ages I'll look here first to fix instead of replace it.

Matt

I have never repaired any electrical devices. I didn't even own a soldering iron. I (and the rest of my family) are astonished that I was able to fix my television using one of your repair kits. Thank you for your wonderful website and directions!

Dhudson

Well, I finally worked up the nerve to tackle the tv repair today. I took your tutoral on practice soldering until I was reasonably good at soldering/desoldering. I then went into the tv. I carefully removed and recorded all the locations of the plugs I was removing. I got the board out and removed and replaced the convergence IC's. I checked my solder connections (came out very well after your soldering tutoral) and put the plugs back. Double checked everything, plugged the tv in, and voila! - it came back on and looked pretty good! I adjusted the convergence as per the owners manual, and the tv look as good as new! I was not sure that I could do this job, but your instructions and photos were spot-on!

The whole process took about two hours, and was well worth the effort. Shame that there are probably millions of these tv's going into landfills over this relatively minor fix. You and your company are truly providing a great service to the people that find you. Hopefully, many others will see your website before they give up on their tv's. 

Thanks again for your help and advice. Your diagnosis and repair instructions are perfect - don't change a thing! And keep reminding people that this job is not beyond the ability of the average tinkerer - I thought it was rather easy, now that it's done! Keep up the good work! 

Tom

I cant say enough about www.tvrepairkits.com. Every thing they said every description was right on. The best money I ever spent and the confidence you get from doing it yourself, Its a great feeling of achievement not to forget the live messenger support is instantaneous, friendly and informative if you need to fix your tv go to tvrepairkits.com I fixed a philips 60 inch tv in 45 minutes, The coversion chips were bad thanks a million You guys saved me 250.00 bucks. I'll be recommending you to everyone I know

Wahoo........Got the kit ,got the instructions, made the repair,(convergence chips) the resistors didn't seem bad not, burnt never soldered before in my life, can't stress enough to use the desoldering gun you suggested. Just got done 10 min ago.Panasonic convergence now works. Gotta go Detroit Tigers are on in 20 minutes in HI DEF cool thanks alot. My wife was impressed,Lucky me...... She thinks I'm a genius. Later AL

My RPTV (Sony KP46WT510) recently lost convergence, and I had no idea where to go. Fortunately, I found this site, and started asking a lot of questions. Aside from a kit with genuine factory parts, I was also offered a tutorial, with very clear photos and instructions, making the process a much less daunting task. Add Ed's personal touch during a crisis moment, and I have nothing but good things to say!!

Less than $80 and a few hours of my time later, my TV is running as good as new. THANKS!!! Two thumbs WAY up!!

Chris

I just wanted to send you a thank you for the Magnavox TV Repair kit I purchased from you. My projection TV had sat dormant for a year while I tried to find the discontinued PCB for it.

I did a search on the internet and the symptoms my TV had matched what your repair claimed it would fix. I took a gamble (I admit I was skeptical at first) and ordered the repair kit. I read the directions a few times and started practicing my soldering and de-soldering. I had tried soldering other things in the past but I was never very good at it. After practicing my soldering and de-soldering for a while I built up the confidence to try it on the TV's PCB per the repair kit instructions.

The hardest part of the whole repair was finding all the PCB fasteners and getting my hand in there to take them out. I'm always a little nervous working around capacitors. I was able to get all the fasteners out and tip the PCB board up so that I could de-solder the bad chip off from underneath. For putting the new chip and holder in I was a little worried about my ability to solder upside down but I was able to do it without any problems and the soldering looks perfect. I reinstalled everything, plugged the TV in, and started it up. It worked perfectly!

Thanks again for making this repair kit,

Jason

I got your chip, I am by no means any kind of technician, motorhead, I can barely put a new handle for my toilet. But I took the tv apart, your directions had everything perfectly drawn out, and I exchanged that chip. I put everything back together ( was impressed I did that) put the tv back in place, turned it on, and "VIOLA" on it came looked like a new tv. Mind you I spent $350.00 for a technician to do the exact same thing to my other tv 2 weeks prior. I spent $40.00 instead of the $450.00 the technician told me he would charge me to fix that tv. I said to myself I would rather lose $40.00 instead of $450.00 and I'm so glad I found your web site. I tell ya if you are ever in the neighbor hood I would cook you a steak and drink a beer with ya. Thanks a whole lot. Customer for life, Milan milosevic

The chip worked perfect on my tv I just wanted to thank you and I will put the word out if any one has the same prob.
John

My husband and I were skeptical about doing this ourselves but we were so amazed that when we turned the tv on after the repairs, IT WORKED!!!!!! The steps looked harder than it actually was and the best part is that the tv works like new. We had to fix the convergence and we were so scared that maybe we didnt do it right and the tv wouldn't turn on. Well my husband is on cloud nine because he thinks he can fix anything now!
Thank you for this website and your wonderful step by step instructions!!!
Clarissa

Ron Popiel

TV-KIT-2050 MitsubishiConvergence Repair Kit/Instructions

This was great. Spent about 3 hours digging into the TV, peplacing the chip and putting it back together. This is my second repair to the TV/ The first was the blinking green light of death.
Thanks fr saving me a ton of money.

TV-KIT-007 - CRT fluid Kit

DONE DONE DONE!!!!!!!!!! Your help and website is THE BOMB!!!!!!!!! Got it done and pic looks amazing, kept moving on without your response and was a breeze,,,,THANK GOD AND YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!! There is NO ROOM for a "oops" or anything, but you were right, if I do everything step-by-step- its a snap......I will recommend this web-site to ANY AND EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Thanks,you have NO IDEA how much you helped............

If more people knew about you, they wouldnt spend sooooooooooooooo much $ on NEW tv's........Ed, you helped a 43yr old woman who lost her whole family and struggle everyday to make ends meet, thanks to you, I have a new tv and $ Ididnt have to spend on a repairman

Sheri, Ft.Worth Tx

Hi,

Here is some feedback regarding my purchase of the Hitachi repair pack (TV-KIT-004) to fix my 50SBX78B model.

Troubleshooting process guidance: Excellent Purchasing process & downloads: Excellent Support information, instructions and tips: Excellent Shipment delay: Excellent (Canada)

I’m up and running again and this within a week saving hundreds of dollars in repair cost at the electronic shop not counting the hassle of moving this 200 pound mammoth around.

Glad I found you…

Jack

Hi,

I just wanted to send you a note to let you know how happy I am with your service. I ordered your repair kit for my Hitachi 50 inch big screen projection TV.

The package arrived quickly. Your instructions were step by step, very clear and easy to follow. I pulled out the old parts, and inserted the new ones that were included in my package. I turned on the tv, and it was working just as well as before it quit.

I couldn't be happier. You just saved me hundreds of dollars off the repair estimates that I received.

Oh, and by the way, I had never worked on a tv before, and had never even soldered anything before this.

Please feel free to share my comments with any other prospective customers.

Thank you so much,

Brian

I cant say enough about tvrepairkit.com. Every thing they said every description was right on. The best money I ever spent and the confidence you get from doing it yourself, Its a great feeling of achievement not to forget the live messenger support is instantaneous, friendly and informative if you need to fix your tv go to tvrepairkits.com I fixed a philips 60 inch tv in 45 minutes, The coversion chips were bad thanks a million You guys saved me 250.00 bucks. I'll be recommending you to everyone I know

I just wanted to drop a note for those in the future that may have concerns about TVRepairkits.com. I recently purchased a chirping set (Convergence chip kit) for my Philips Magnavox 51" rear projection TV. Two years ago I paid a local repair service over $400.00 to do the same repair. It lasted only two years, and with way too much money in the TV, when it went out last week, I was considering shooting the TV with a 12 gauge just to get some satisfaction. Instead I took a chance and ordered to Kit from you guys.
With the right soldering iron and a good set of magnifying glasses I was able to change the 10 resistors and two convergence chips in less than an hour. It fired up the first time and with a little convergence adjustment, the kids were playing Wii. I am currently the king in my house.

BTW...the magnifying glasses are key to such fine soldering.

Thank you so much for saving me $350.00.
Best Regards,
Bob

The kit and instructions worked out fantastic. Your site save me a ton of money for repairs of having to buy a new TV.

Thanks,

Jamie Barenie

Thanks for the fast delivery, the convergence chips repair was easy and it saved me a $400 TV repair bill.


Gary Selvaggio

Thanks, the kit came in yesterday and I installed it last night. Works great, just like new.

Derek

We just finished hooking everything up, and it works perfectly. My dad thought he might need the values of the resistors as originally requested, but the kit ended up working perfectly with no additional information needed! 
Thank you so much again for your availability and willingness to provide me with everything I need to fix my TV! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!!


Rachel

As a good news for you. I replaced the chips in 20 minutes and spent an hour adjusting the convergence on both the SD feed and the HD feed. I am rather impressed with the product you all provided me. It saved 450 dollars over a repairperson and 800 dollars over a new tv! Thanks a ton.



Leo

All worked out with the repair. Thank you very much for your help.  
You provide an awesome service.

Michael Healy

Hi Ed

Got the TV up and going again and it seems to have fixed the problem.

The whole event from diagnostics, quick delivery, your instructions with pictures, and even your quick response to help me, (even on Saturday) made the whole experience a lot easier. This was my first experience with TV repair. I will definitely recommend your web site to others.

Thanks again for the quick response

Charles

I received my repair kit. My projection TV is as good as new. I knew it was on the red side, the red bow ties are gone. Some advise for those doing the same repair, take a piece of aluminum foil and cut a section out the size of your repair area. That way when un soldering and soldering the parts ,there will be less chance of solder dropping on the circuit board and bridging something you shouldn't. Another tip is to use an old credit card to remove the heat sink compound from the heatsinks, makes cleaning easy.

Thanks again,
PS This repair kit probably saved me over $400. dollars. Would have been over $300. dollars for a new board , if you could find one. And if I had to take my Sony projection TV to a Sony repair shop, which is over 60 miles away, repairs could easily been twice that.

David

Thanks for your help. I completed the repair and everything went according to your directions. The set is now back to normal. Your repair kit and instructions probably saved me $500.00 and more if I would have bought a new big screen.

Thanks

John Gray

Wahoo........Got the kit ,got the instructions, made the repair,(convergence chips) the resistors didn't seem bad not, burnt never soldered before in my life, can't stress enough to use the desoldering gun you suggested. Just got done 10 min ago.Panasonic convergence now works. Gotta go Detroit Tigers are on in 20 minutes in HI DEF cool thanks alot. My wife was impressed,Lucky me...... She thinks I'm a genius. Later AL

My Philips DPTV 345 got the dreaded arching red image one day. So first I repaced the old CRT coolant finding the blue so bad with alge and crud no image could pass through that stuff. But the convergence was still hopeless until I got the repair kit from tvrepairkits.com .I didn't know a left hand srewdriver from a right hand screwdriver when it came to fixin RPTV's. Then I ordered the kit with the manual and step by step how to picture book download. I compleatly removed The convrgence circut side of the panel carefully identifing each wire! Two resistors looked burnt and had no condutivity, all others looked good and showed 3.6 ohm's resitance so with a couple quik inquiries to tvrepairkits.com.  Ed came right back with the answers. A couple hours later I turned the set on and it didn't explode, spark, or even smoke a little bit. After first doing the factory convergence setting thing. I dialed the red then blue manualy. Then OMG the picture is better than ever clean CRT's, len's, and the tv repair kit and my family thinks I'm a genius! Thank You so VERY VERY MUCH Ed and tvrepairkits.com

Sincerely, Steven Cook

Just letting you guys know how my repair went. I have a rear projection Hitachi 53" TV and changed the convergence chips/boards. I was a little intimidated to attempt such a repair because I have absolutely no experience in doing such things. I found that your Instruction Link was most helpful. I also watched a few soldering techniques/tips videos on YouTube prior to doing the repair. Well, I took my time and practiced patience when replacing the parts. With times being what they are I figured I'd probably make a mistake and have to buy a new TV and I couldn't really afford one. To my surprise when the repair was complete the set was as good as new. I want to tell you THANK YOU for the great instructional link with clear photos. With your help, I don't have to buy a new television now and I couldn't be happier.
The cost of the repair kit was about $70.00...the cost of a new television that I was going to buy is about $1500.00. The math is simple!!  

Thanks again!!

Magnavox Shrinking / Expanding Video Kit

It worked great and the TV is fixed. It wasn't hard to do either and I'd love to encourage people to not be afraid to try this.

Thank you so much and thank you from the Bogata Volunteer Fire Department, you helped save their big TV

Linda Crawford

I just wanted to send you a thank you for the Magnavox TV Repair kit I purchased from you. My projection TV had sat dormant for a year while I tried to find the discontinued PCB for it.

I did a search on the internet and the symptoms my TV had matched what your repair claimed it would fix. I took a gamble (I admit I was skeptical at first) and ordered the repair kit. I read the directions a few times and started practicing my soldering and de-soldering. I had tried soldering other things in the past but I was never very good at it. After practicing my soldering and de-soldering for a while I built up the confidence to try it on the TV's PCB per the repair kit instructions.

The hardest part of the whole repair was finding all the PCB fasteners and getting my hand in there to take them out. I'm always a little nervous working around capacitors. I was able to get all the fasteners out and tip the PCB board up so that I could de-solder the bad chip off from underneath. For putting the new chip and holder in I was a little worried about my ability to solder upside down but I was able to do it without any problems and the soldering looks perfect. I reinstalled everything, plugged the TV in, and started it up. It worked perfectly!

Thanks again for making this repair kit,

Jason

I got your chip, I am by no means any kind of technician, motorhead, I can barely put a new handle for my toilet. But I took the tv apart, your directions had everything perfectly drawn out, and I exchanged that chip. I put everything back together ( was impressed I did that) put the tv back in place, turned it on, and "VIOLA" on it came looked like a new tv. Mind you I spent $350.00 for a technician to do the exact same thing to my other tv 2 weeks prior. I spent $40.00 instead of the $450.00 the technician told me he would charge me to fix that tv. I said to myself I would rather lose $40.00 instead of $450.00 and I'm so glad I found your web site. I tell ya if you are ever in the neighbor hood I would cook you a steak and drink a beer with ya. Thanks a whole lot. Customer for life, Milan milosevic

The chip worked perfect on my tv I just wanted to thank you and I will put the word out if any one has the same prob.
John