hello techs, this set came in with shutdown problem.traced the problem to Q505 draining the regulated 9v, off the 29 vdc,secondary voltage, next to the vertical IC i unsoldered this transistors' emitter ,turned the set on,then check linearity vertical size,seems to be ok. the set seems to be normal in every way. what is q505 purpose in life,except to take space? if you have answers please post it, thank you. marcello ------------------------------------------ Make your TechAssist database better! Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ ------------------------------------------ To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the SUBJECT field to the address above.