Gary, I just wanted to say thanks for the warning and the advice. I'm not an experienced technician so I will be taking it to an authorized repairman and give that person the details that you've given me and hope he knows what to do with it. I appreciate the quick response. Sincerly, Jake

i left my email in if u wanna call. you need to be an experienced service tech for this project. if your not i suggest you take to a pro. an authorized sony servicer. if you have exp on sony tv's maybe i can help. i was a factory sony service tech for over 20 yrs and worked primarily on tv. and all home stereo products. if you have no experience be warned. you can cause great personal harm to yourself not to mention extensive damage to the product. you will need a service manual, a good volt/ohm meter, possibly a good triggered scope with at least a 60mg bandwith. a metered variac (volts/amps) and a full set of tools. gary