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!
It is getting worse ... anyone have anything on this?
Most definitely sounds like the cable plug. I am a owner of the f35672mb 36
Most definitely sounds like a cable plug related issue. I too am an owner of the f35672mb 36" tv set.
I can tell you EXACTLY what it is. The connector on the tuner located on the main chassis board is the problem. It seems the solder joint where the cable connector attaches to the turner ground shield is bad.
I also have the same RCA TV. Since I have an electronics background, I was able to locate and resolve the problem by re-soldering the joint. It was and is not an easy task and is not for someone that is not experienced with this.
I also have seen several comments on various web sites that indicate that RCA
TV's in general have been plagued by faulty soldering; usually the cable connections.