Thank for your reply John. Yes, the VCR does work for a minute, sometimes longer. I believe the 33V zener I put in is breaking down under load, someone told me it was a 33V zener, looking closer at the part I see a marking "43", so it must be that simple - 43 volts. Board assembly markings are: 69097-123-100, PWB markings are: 66029-0233-00. What could/are the other problems now that ZD5 shorted? David Lessard Alexandria Electronics Ontario, Canada mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John at Main TV Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 11:52 PM To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TechAssist] Re: GE VCR VG2021 - ZD6 Shorting Yes, ZD6 should be a 43v, half watt (UZP43B). It is on the Always 33v line. C17 is on the Always 19v line. If you power this supply out of the VCR, you should attatch 2 resistors, 100 ohms each, from pins 5 and 6 to ground and then power it with 25VAC. There is also an extension cable for the PS, 215566, part of kit 215564. If ZD5 shorted you may now have more problems. It should be a UZP18B, 18v, half watt. If it works fgor a minute, the problem may just be the wrong zener voltage. Does the VCR work for that minute? What is the number of the power supply board? This is a Samsung made VCR. John. John Mielke Main TV 636 main St. Longmont, Co phone 303 776 6955 fax 303 776 0792 maintv2004@xxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Lessard" <mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 8:44 AM Subject: [TechAssist] GE VCR VG2021 - ZD6 Shorting > This VCR was in for service a few weeks ago, SMPS was dead, replaced the > following: > > Q1 - C4418 > Q2 - ECG382 > D02 - IN4148 > C09 - 22uf/16v > > Then the display was blinking when powered up, found ZD6 leaky, replaced > it with 33V/1W zener (I think this is supposed to be a 43V zener?), > anyway, ZD6 blows within a minute of VCR being powered up. What could be > causing this? What circuit(s) does this supply? > > Thanks in advance, > > David Lessard > Alexandria Electronics > Alexandria, Ontario, Canada > mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- --- > 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/