I replaced Q901 with a 2N3906, or ecg159. Is this a suitable replacement? Kevin Wilks Kevin's TV & Video Repair Penticton BC Canada kevintv@xxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Wayne Vanaman Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 11:14 AM To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TechAssist] Re: CTC166/167 RCA, replaced shorted Q901, video luminance buffer, shorted again. I have actually seen a CRT in a 169 arc/snap and the lumi buffer transistor fail, so I would say yep. Wayne Vanaman Omega Electronics 6904 W Fairfield Dr Pensacola, FL 32506-3310 850-456-5995 voice 850-458-6369 fax Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.PensacolaTVRepair.Com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin" <kevintv@xxxxxxx> To: "TECH-ASSIST" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 2:44 AM Subject: [TechAssist] CTC166/167 RCA, replaced shorted Q901, video luminance buffer, shorted again. > Hi fellow techs, > > Is it possible for the picture tube to short out the video luminance > buffer, Q901 in the CTC166/167 chassis family? I replaced Q901 and it > lasted a few minutes and then the good picture blinked and went back to > bright with retrace lines and the picture faintly in the background. I > have replaced these before and had no problems. TIA > > Kevin Wilks > Kevin's TV & Video Repair > Penticton BC Canada > kevintv@xxxxxxx > > > > ------------------------------------------ > Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > ------------------------------------------ > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > > ------------------------------------------ Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html ------------------------------------------ Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html