Hi all, I have a relatively old school RCA Color Trax (F35672MB) 36" TV. The problem that I am having is that all too often the cable signal will become really "bad" and get fuzzy. This will affect both the sound and the picture. One swift punch, kick, chop, knee, or thrown object will almost immediately fix this problem (and let me get out my anger lol). The TV will have no problem at all for a day or two, than once it messes up the first time...it seems to happen every 2 minutes. Shaking the cable will fix this; however, the problem is not the cable itself. I have used new cables, new boxes, new wall jack locations. The problem only occurs with cable, never with DVDs, Xbox, video mode..etc. I have no doubt that the part the cable plugs into the tv ... is the problem. I just know nothing about the inside of a TV so I am unable to diagnose this myself. What's the deal? Thanks a ton in advance!
Your problem is a very common problem. It is bad grounds and connection inside and around the grounds of the built in on board tuner. This really is not all that hard to do, but there is a procedure you need to go through to repair this properly. Look on the back of the set and see what chassis umber this is, and If you leave an e-mail address, I can send you the document, if I still have it, that will explain what needs to be done. If you do not know how to solder and if you do not have a good soldering iron, find someone who does as it is very very easy to ruin the board if your not careful. Good Luck
Thank you so much! My girlfriend will be relieved, as I have the TV just sitting in the middle of the dining room waiting for repair. CTC187CL is the number. I really apreciate your answer and these forums.
tommysc, I edited out your e-mail address. I have something even better for you. It is a step by step on these problem in the GE and the RCA TV sets. Go to http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/rcatune.htm
This is not mine, I did not write it, but the one who did is very knowledgeable about these RCA chassis. Good Luck with your repair.