Yes, I thought of that. An arcing picture tube would explain why the HOT failed after 15 hours. I am hoping it is not one of the tubes, for obvious reasons. Kevin Wilks Kevin's TV Repair Penticton BC Canada kevintv@xxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Don Gushue Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 5:31 PM To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TechAssist] Hitachi 61UDX10B, replaced HOT sure you have not got crt kicking back? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin's TV Repair" <kevintv@xxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 9:07 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Hitachi 61UDX10B, replaced HOT, only lasted 15 hours. > This is a monster set. I brought just the chassis back and carefully > checked everything over. I replaced a shorted Q777 (C5681), an open > FP05 (3 amp fuse) and took the chassis back. The set fired up right > away with a good picture. But it only lasted about 15 hours. Any > suggestions? I do have the SM off the Hitachi but am at a loss as to > why it would last only 15 hours. I am hoping I don't have to bring the > whole set in. Thanks. > > Kevin Wilks > Kevin's TV Repair > Penticton BC Canada > kevintv@xxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is accessible to the general public through search engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Set Vacation mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/