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About Henry A. McKelvey
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Expertise
I have worked in the Electronics field for 25 years, and have been a Telecommunications Expert for 20 years. My Expertise has been in: Video, Audio, RF, Television, and Stereo. I have been in the Television repair business for 25 years and have repaired over 20,000 Televisions in that time. I was a manager of an Information Technology Training Team at The Verizon Advanced Services Group Center, and currently I am a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff at Verizon Laboratories.

Experience
25 years as an Electronics Repair Technician, 20 years as a Telecommunications Expert, and I love Electronics.

Organizations
The Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) The International Society of Certified Electronics Technicians (ISCET)

Publications
On-Line: http://www.fixya.com/users/shuttle83 (solutions to repair issues)
US Patent and Trade Office: (Copy and paste the link below)
http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=0&f=S&l=50&TERM1=McKelvey&FIELD1=&co1=AND&TERM2=Verizon&FIELD2=&d=PG01

Education/Credentials
University of Phoenix (MSCIS working on) University of Phoenix (BSIT 2006) World College CIE (BTEE 2006) Cleveland Institute of Technology (ASEE 2006) National Education Center (Diploma in Commputer and Network Technology 1989) TESST Electronics School (Diploma in Electronics Engineering Technology 1985) AG Bell Vocational High School (Diploma in Electronics Repair (Radio and Television Repair 1983)

Awards and Honors
Society of Broadcast Engineers Membership (July 2006) Special Technology Achievement & Recognition Award (STAR Award) August 2004 (ISO 9000 Certification VTO-SIT) CWNP Certified Wireless Network Administrator (June 2004) Special Technology Achievement & Recognition Award (STAR Award) September 2003 (MSN Project) Special Technology Achievement & Recognition Award (STAR Award) November 2003 (Client CD and Registration Server Issue) Network Management Certification (ICCP)(2002) Data Communications Engineer Certification (Global Knowledge)(2002) TCP/IP Network Analyst Certification (ICCP) (2002) Winners Circle Award for Development of the DNOC Provisional training Team (2001) FCC License General Radiotelephone without endorsement (1985) FCC License General Radiotelephone with shipboard RADAR endorsement (1985) Certified Electronics Technician Certificate (Electronic Communications)(1989) Certified Electronics Technician Certificate (Consumer Electronics)(1985) 6 Patent Applications on file (do google search on "Henry A. McKelvey")

Past/Present Clients
See http://www.fixya.com/users/shuttle83
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magnavox 20MT133S7/6/2009cleggsan
  Q: i just took a magnavox 20MT133S out of the box brand new that was in storage for a year or more and ...
  A: It is not good for consumer electronics products to remain in storage for long periods of time. This ...
HPS4253X/XAA, blue haze and colorful snow7/6/2009Henry A. McKelvey
  Q: I have a 2006 42" Samsung Plasma (HPS4253X/XAA) and over the past few months a blue haze would show ...
  A: These are actually two different problems the first is the blue haze this is a ballast and inverter ...
tv help7/6/2009cleggsan
  Q: My RCA TV is showing double pictures.Recently started and can't figure out what to do. ANSWER: If ...
  A: Yes, you have a rear projection set. The problem you are facing is failure of the convergence ...
mitsubishi hd 10807/6/2009cleggsan
  Q: our mitsubishi hd 1080 all of a sudden would not turn on. we would turn the tv on and it would turn ...
  A: This is nearly always caused by a power supply failure. The power supply is a very complex section ...
green dots on tv7/6/2009Henry A. McKelvey
  Q: i have 19" sanyo tv less than week old now there is a green dot onscreen
  A: This is an indication the the LCD screen is not being energized efficiently. This is due to power ...
audiovox lcd tv problem7/6/2009Henry A. McKelvey
  Q: i was given an lcd tv/dvd combo and was told that the only problem was the dvd player didnt work. ...
  A: You have a TV the is having problem with capacitors drying out and the cost of finding and repairing ...
sony vcr trouble7/6/2009cleggsan
  Q: i have a sony vcr plus slv 696hf its about 7 years old but in very good cond.. i hooke everything up ...
  A: Is this the one? http://fixer.com/dbase/sony/slv696hfs5.shtml This database may help you find the ...
Samsung LN32A3007/5/2009Henry A. McKelvey
  Q: blu-rays and daily viewing or where I can find that without paying the 300 for a pro calibration. ...
  A: This is more or less a question only you can answer for certain. I can only offer these suggestions. ...
Sharp lc46sb54u lcd tv7/5/2009cleggsan
  Q: TV shuts off intermittently and will not respond to remote or buttons on tv. Power light comes back ...
  A: A good tech can find out what is wrong with the set. The power supply has a protection mode which ...
Sharp lc46sb54u lcd tv7/5/2009Henry A. McKelvey
  Q: TV shuts off intermittently and will not respond to remote or buttons on tv. Power light comes back ...
  A: In answer to your questions: Q) This TV is 6 months old. Do you still think capacitor is the issue? ...
tv7/5/2009Henry A. McKelvey
  Q: my rca d52w15 tv turns on the after a few minutes turns off we have to wait a little while before ...
  A: This TV uses the ITC222 Chassis and is subject to a common fault drying out of capacitors on the ...
TV converter box7/5/2009cleggsan
  Q: I Bought a zenith dtt901 box and when I connected it to the TV I get absolutely nothing
  A: There may not be a strong enough signal to get you over the digital cliff. The antenna must be ...
rca television7/5/2009Henry A. McKelvey
  Q: One night the electric went out, when it came back on i turned on the televison. Which is an rca 56 ...
  A: Pekarski, It sounds like you are describing a vertical deflection problem but your statement of ...
52" RCA DLP flat won't come on7/5/2009Henry A. McKelvey
  Q: When I press the power button, it will make noise like it's coming on, but it won't. The power light ...
  A: The problem you are having is quite common. It is related to the ballast board and the power supply ...
TV to VCR7/5/2009Henry A. McKelvey
  Q: How can I get my VCR to record from a Sky + box At the moment I can only record terrestrial programs ...
  A: You will have to use a splitter to split the signal from the point where it enters your TV via an F ...
My KP-41EXR96 SONY Color Rear Video Projector TV7/5/2009Henry A. McKelvey
  Q: The Picture is distorted. It looks like it is squeezed in the middle. I will attach a picture. I ...
  A: This distortion is classic of a convergence amplifier failure. The Convergence Amplifiers take the ...
TV7/5/2009Henry A. McKelvey
  Q: I have a sony kp46c65 color rear video projector manufactured Aug 1998. Couple days ago I was ...
  A: I would first contact the manufacture and see if they have an OEM replacement for that screen, if ...
sony TV7/5/2009cleggsan
  Q: I have a sony kp46c65 color rear video projector manufactured Aug 1998. Couple days ago I was ...
  A: What chemical did you use? I don't know of a household cleaning agent that will discolor it; but ...
pioneer projection tv SD P454 K7/5/2009Henry A. McKelvey
  Q: It's an oldie 45" but when I bought it 19 years ago, eight months into ownership the picture went ...
  A: I think you may have hit upon something here. The resistors connect to the convergence amplifiers ...
Sony kp57-wv6007/5/2009Henry A. McKelvey
  Q: stand by blinks 7 times, 3 yrs old i am pissed,any way Sony says horizontal stop issue, Denver tv ...
  A: 7 blinks means a High Voltage section failure. This usually points to the horizontal output ...
Picture Fading in and out7/4/2009Henry A. McKelvey
  Q: I have an older 27" Panasonic. The picture will sometimes flutter. Somtimes it will go black or, ...
  A: You have just described two different problems. The first problem is the screen going completely ...
panasonic rear projection7/4/2009Henry A. McKelvey
  Q: The picture is very dark and even with the briteness turned up all the way it does noot get better
  A: This could be a high voltage anode supply problem, or a filament voltage problem if this is a CRT ...
panasonic lcd tv problem7/4/2009Henry A. McKelvey
  Q: My Panasonic is less than two years old. Yesterday, it started blacking out (but you could still ...
  A: This is a problem with the power supply to the inverter and the back light circuits. Most likely, ...
Resetting possible?7/4/2009Henry A. McKelvey
  Q: Last night lightening struck a tree outside and we think it came though the lines and did something ...
  A: You may have a blown fuse in the TV. First I would try to see if this were true by opening the back ...
Sharp lc46sb54u lcd tv7/4/2009Henry A. McKelvey
  Q: TV shuts off intermittently and will not respond to remote or buttons on tv. Power light comes back ...
  A: This problem might be due to a power supply issue. Capacitors drying up and malfunctioning often ...
Power7/4/2009Henry A. McKelvey
  Q: I have an older, probably 12 years old, 50 inch Mitsubishi TV. It really has not been used that much ...
  A: This problem can be due to so many reasons that to attempt to diagnose this problem would do more ...
Sharp lc46sb54u lcd tv7/4/2009cleggsan
  Q: TV shuts off intermittently and will not respond to remote or buttons on tv. Power light comes back ...
  A: It is most certainly an errant power supply or some subsection of the main power supply. It ...
display distorted7/4/2009Henry A. McKelvey
  Q: I have a panasonic projection screen and the picture is excellent except for the bottom left is ...
  A: This could be an indication that you convergence amplifiers are on the verge of malfunctioning. ...
no signal7/4/2009cleggsan
  Q: using a G.E. converter box with roof antenna, TV set has been working great since I connected it, ...
  A: You lost me. Do you have 4 tvs connected to one converter box and one antenna? Is the Sylvania 15" ...
pioneer projection tv SD P454 K7/4/2009Henry A. McKelvey
  Q: It's an oldie 45" but when I bought it 19 years ago, eight months into ownership the picture went ...
  A: First of all reset those drive pots back to their old settings and get the schematic for this TV. ...
Sony kv 32s36 trinitron 2 tuner pip7/4/2009cleggsan
  Q: I have a sony that has a picture problem. I'm hoping it's not a service mode fix. The pic is too ...
  A: Do I assume correctly you have gone into the menu and adjusted the picture/video parameters for best ...
No sound from speakers7/4/2009Henry A. McKelvey
  Q: I am installing a Denon AVR-1609 receiver and I am not getting sound from the speakers. Everything ...
  A: What audio outputs are you using. Most TVs now have Analog and Digital audio outputs. It appears ...
symphonic WF32L67/4/2009Henry A. McKelvey
  Q: tv works, but on occasion i would get a 3in wide black or white vertical line accross the middle of ...
  A: This problem may be caused by the failure of power supply section that connects to the boards that ...
Panasonic HDTV Projection TV issue7/4/2009Allan Wainwright
  Q: I will do my best to explain the picture.... Today when turning on my Panasonic projection TV today, ...
  A: this is very common. your convergence circuit is going bad, a repair man is need for a fix. a cost ...
TV picture went out on a Mitsubishi CS-405077/3/2009Henry A. McKelvey
  Q: I have a CS-40507 Mitsubishi TV with matching cabinet stand from 1996. It is an awesome TV. One ...
  A: I'll give you a cost breakout as if you called my shop and we came out to fix it for you that should ...
rca r52wh747/3/2009Henry A. McKelvey
  Q: the light will come on for bout three seconds then go off,there is no sound or picture.could this be ...
  A: It may be a fuse, but more then likely it is another component that has malfunctioned in the power ...
mitsubishi tv screen7/3/2009Henry A. McKelvey
  Q: I have a Mitsubishi 60" tv in the big wooden cabinet. I think the model number is VS6021. It has a ...
  A: The ridged screen is the lenticular screen. There should also be a clear smooth protective cover ...
TV picture went out on a Mitsubishi CS-405077/3/2009Henry A. McKelvey
  Q: I have a CS-40507 Mitsubishi TV with matching cabinet stand from 1996. It is an awesome TV. One ...
  A: I will assume that you still have sound. If this is the case then the problem could be any were ...
Picture problem with Panasonic TV7/3/2009Henry A. McKelvey
  Q: I bought my TV in 1999. It's a Panasonic Model # CT 20614A. It is flickering between a full screen ...
  A: This denotes a vertical deflection problem. The vertical section of your TV is malfunctioning. The ...
spring clip terminal to RCA7/3/2009Henry A. McKelvey
  Q: Silly question but I am electronically challenged. I have many sets of really good speakers that I ...
  A: In your question you have the answer. (Sounds so Zen like doesn't it?). OK here we go, but really, ...

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