That sounds like a Band-Aid......not a real fix ================================= Jeff Stielau Shoreline Electronics Repair 344 East Main Street Clinton,CT 06413 (860)399-1861 (860)664-3535 FAX jstielau@xxxxxxxx ================================= ----- Original Message ----- From: "John H Smit" <jhsm@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 12:42 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: F32649 CTC203CA9 need info > Al > I had the same problem,and fixed it by lowering the beam current. > Turn the screen control on the flyback as low as you can and turn the > brightness control up very high. > That solved several problems I had with the CTC 203 chassis. > HTH > John H Smit > Smit's TV Service > Box10 > Gunnison Utah 84634 > 800-355-4948 Phone&Fax > 435-528-7955 Phone&Fax > jhsm@xxxxxxxxxx > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: al m <ampm@xxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 8:31 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] F32649 CTC203CA9 need info > > > > This set came in with regulator shorted. Replaced regulator with reg.kit > > and set lasted 3 weeks and came back with horizontal output shorted and > > cr14402 shorted. Found bad solder on drive transformer ( I know should > have > > checked the first time) replaced and set came back 2 weeks later same > > problem. Found flyback had only 6 rings. Replaced flyback and now the > timing > > is 12.3ms and the load test shows 86 ma which says bad on the sencore > > tester. The set runs good and the only pin that drops the load is the > > filament pin. My question is can anyone verify that 12.3ms is correct for > > this set and that 86ma is right also. I have no other sets to check to > make > > sure. Thanks. > > Al Marquardt > > ampm@xxxxxxx > > Al Marquardt Electronic Repair > > 206 W Main > > Girardville Pa. 17935 > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > > Lost Password: > > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > Email Archives: > > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/