bruce! I also have a ctc169pg that I rebuilt the regulator, at first I posted that it fired up but with no raster, it was suggested that mabey I had a crack in the board.. I took the module back out to check for cracks and I did not see eny, so I replaced the board and Now it will not fire up I also would loike the proceedure that you were going to send AL! if at all possible thank you jo-rope@xxxxxxxx oh and I used the kit from harris, from tri-tronics Joel Sanford DBA Speedy Electronics retired... ph\fax7732642173 On Tue, 6 Apr 2004 18:17:51 -0400 "Bruce Tiedeman" <btied@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Al if you miss the download from Excel, I can send the trouble > shooting tree > for you. > Bruce. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Al L" <alleathe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 4:41 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Fw: RCA CTC169 regulator theory questions > > > > > > Subject: RCA CTC169 regulator theory questions > > > > > > > CTC169 direct view > > > SURGE! > > > > > > Got it to fire up and shut down,lotsa parts,originally had a > vertical > > stripe > > > about and inch wide if you ran it for a while. When I sub a 60 > watt > bulb > > > for the horizontal load,light barely lights and pulses. > > > > > > QUESTION: Will this reg work without a horizontal reference?I > think the > > > pulse generator provides a reference,the 140 volt line is > sampled by the > > > error amp,and the beam sense transistor shuts it down if the > beam > current > > is > > > heavy.Therefore I think the reg is at fault,since it will not > light the > 60 > > > watt bulb. Any ideas? al > > > > > > Al Leatherman > > > 224 RT. 46 > > > Mine Hill, NJ 07803 > > > 973-361-5796 > > > WWW.ALS-TV.NET > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > --- > > 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/ > > ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/