Revisiting the STK730-*** question. I believe Paul Gendreau from Winstips/Servicesoftware, sent out a subtitution guide for these a couple of years back. Very informative..so you would basically only have to stock a couple of those IC's to get by. I have changed computers 3 or 4 times since then. Someone else may have it, or I will have to check back on Archived files to find it. -Ed- ************************************** Ed Gaidies Tel-Tek Electronics Ontario-Canada teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx On 16-Sep-04, at 7:51 PM, John at Main TV wrote: > STK730-020 is rated at 8 amp (145 watt) and a STK730-030 is rated at 3 > amp > (180 watt). The numbering system does not make any sense. Try a -020 > or -080. The regulator does normally run quite hot but should always > be > "touchable". Do you have a way to measure the temperature? The data > sheets > are readily available on line except for the -130 and -150. John. > John Mielke > Main TV > 636 main St. > Longmont, Co > phone 303 776 6955 > fax 303 776 0792 > maintv2004@xxxxxxxxxxx > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eric Manuel" <tvman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 4:44 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Panasonic CT32G11.Ch# ARED276 Stk Reg too hot > > >> Hi Dominic the reg that was shorted was STK730-020 I replaced it with >> an STS730-030 but it gets too hot the picture is good.Any tips on what >> else to check..Thanks Eric >> >> Eric Manuel >> E M Electronics >> Deer Lake Nfld >> Canada >> >> MDileo0000@xxxxxxx wrote: >>> >>> What is the regulator stamp number? >>> >>> Dominic DiLeo >>> Atlantic TV >>> Freeport, Maine >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> >>> In a message dated 9/16/04 4:12:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time, >>> tvman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: >>> >>> << Hi need some info reg is too hot checked all caps changed >>> 1 but still >>> seems too hot.Any tips thanks Eric >>> Eric Manuel >>> E M Electronics >>> Deer Lake Nfld >>> Canada >>> >>> ------------------------ >> >>> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---- > --- >>> 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/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/