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Vertical foldover

The picture is squashed vertically and a part of it may be flipped over and distorted.

This usually indicates a fault in the vertical output circuit. If it uses an IC for this, then the chip could be bad. It could also be a bad capacitor or other component in this circuit. It is probably caused by a fault in the flyback portion of the vertical deflection circuit - a charge pump that generates a high voltage spike to return the beam to the top of the screen.

Test components in the vertical output stage or substitute for good ones.