Sanford, If it's bowed in on both sides (look like hour-glass), C4402 .047/400V Capacitor should correct it. Per your descriptions, I have not seen one and have no tips for it. I'll check the schematic and see if I can help you. G.N.Arrivas, CET, Pittsburg, CA Tel/Fax: (925) 432-2057 Arrivas Enterprises http://www.arrivasenterprises.com Electronics Repair Help http://www.etechhelponline.com (Viewed by technicians in 60-plus countries worldwide) Tax Help Online: http://www.itaxhelponline.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "joel e sanford" <rope23@xxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 9:54 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: CTC169 > > > G,N, it is a PTK169pga family > 4...........................M#P46738ATLG1 > > thank you sanford > On Wed, 28 Nov 2001 08:48:12 -0800 "G.N.Arrivas" <gna2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > writes: > > > > Are you working on CTC169 or PTK169 > > You will get a wrong tip if you give wrong chassis numbers. You > > CTC169 on > > the subject line but you mentioned a projection TV in the body. > > Which is > > which and may we can help you. > > > > G.N.Arrivas, CET, Pittsburg, CA > > Tel/Fax: (925) 432-2057 > > Arrivas Enterprises > > http://www.arrivasenterprises.com > > > > Electronics Repair Help > > http://www.etechhelponline.com > > (Viewed by technicians in 60-plus countries worldwide) > > > > Tax Help Online: > > http://www.itaxhelponline.com > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "joel e sanford" <rope23@xxxxxxxx> > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Cc: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 8:08 AM > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: CTC169 > > > > > > > > > > I have been working on ONE Rca 169 for what seems like TEN > > years,! wish > > > I could find a bad cap (or something) have received informatiuon > > from > > > every (I do mean EVERY) body on the list nothing seems to help > > find the > > > prob!from Dan Mundy the complete print of all suspect circuit,s > > read them > > > metered them all voltages within ...from Tech lind- suggestion to > > chang > > > plugs -no..from Clint to check items (all voltages on the pin > > > outputcorrectso.........)I want to stand this projo up against the > > wall > > > and shoot it but .... the customer thinks it,s my fault.it came in > > dead, > > > had the 169mod rebuilt, then trippler shorted befor i could look > > at the > > > raster. wasited a Looonnnnnnnng time for the trippler, and now > > this > > > .pinchusion bowed top and bottom(c4402 did not cure thanks dennis > > > enyway)also some parabolic distortion on both sides....enybody > > seen this? > > > PTV adapter also rebuilt all voltages on > > D-conv,with > > > specsnot a yoke prob because each gun has the almost same > > distortion.I > > > don,t want to rant on (will put someone to > > sleep)BUT.........Sanford > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 27 Nov 2001 20:47:38 -0600 Bill Grabowski > > <bgrabowski@xxxxxxxxx> > > > writes: > > > > > > > > I've been working on CTC169's for ten years but I never found a > > > > leaky > > > > cap that I > > > > can think of...... > > > > > > > > Bill Grabowski > > > > Triangle Appliance > > > > > > > > > > > > "Leonard G. Caillouet" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I am wondering if you all have seen many leaky caps in these > > sets. > > > > I just > > > > > did two this week that had leaky Nichicon 105 degree caps. > > The > > > > electrolyte > > > > > caused enough corrosion to damage a couple of traces. These > > are > > > > the first I > > > > > have seen like this and am wondering if we can expect this to > > be > > > > as common > > > > > as in the Hitachi and Misubishi projection sets. How far do > > you > > > > guys go in > > > > > looking for other caps going bad on these sets. I have found > > that > > > > sometimes > > > > > the only way that you can find them is to heat the pins and > > see if > > > > they > > > > > smell or remove them and visually inspect them. Many of the > > ones > > > > that are > > > > > starting to leak check OK on all four tests, capacitance, ESR, > > DA, > > > > & leakage > > > > > current. Should we be checking all of them on these sets? > > > > > > > > > > Leon. > > > > > > > > > > Leonard G. 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