Bingo! All I was missing was F601, a pico fuse. I thought the problem was still in the vertical circuit but I did not know there were 3 fuses in this set! Too bad they did not say this on the tuner like Toshiba TV's do. Oh well, now I know for next time. Thanks to Willie and others who responded on a Friday evening. 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 Willie Hunter Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 5:58 PM To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Hitachi 27CX30BC, chassis A3LXU, goes into shutdown Do you have a fuse in the vert. circuit?(F601,0.75amp).if so check it. Hunter TV Detroit,Mich. >From: Kevin <kevintv@xxxxxxx> >Reply-To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: TECH-ASSIST <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: [TechAssist] Hitachi 27CX30BC, chassis A3LXU, goes into shutdown >Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 16:52:13 -0700 > >This set is driving my crazy! When the power button is pressed the HV >comes up for 2 seconds and then goes into shutdown. Found and replaced >shorted vertical IC with no change. The B+ is supposed to be 130, but >is 137 for 2 seconds until shutdown. HV is 30.2 kV, which according to >the service manual from the Hitachi website is 2.2 kV high. Flyback >rings good. All caps in x-ray protect circuit test good for ESR. Any >thoughts? > >Kevin Wilks >Kevin's TV & Video Repair >Penticton BC Canada >kevintv@xxxxxxx > > > >*********************************************************************** ****** >Classifieds! Buy or Sell! >http://sell.tech-assist.org >The Tech Address Book: >http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm >Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: >http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm >Lost Password: >http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". >Email Archives: >//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ _________________________________________________________________ Send instant messages to anyone on your contact list with MSN Messenger 6.0. Try it now FREE! http://msnmessenger-download.com ************************************************************************ ***** Classifieds! Buy or Sell! http://sell.tech-assist.org The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ***************************************************************************** Classifieds! Buy or Sell! http://sell.tech-assist.org The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/