you may want to ohm the horiz drive transformer primary, gary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shoreline Electronics" <jstielau@xxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 12:17 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Philips TS3258 : D7 chassis , won't start > > Make : Philips > Model : TS3258C101 > Chassis : 32D7 > Problem : Pressing power button gives is a power light for a second , the > degauss relay clicks then shuts off. Power light only comes on once. We > have to unplug the set to get it to repeat this process. Customer believes > it was a lightning failure > > Troubleshooting done : We have 130VDC on the collector of the HOT but no > base drive. PC mount fuses & secondary SMPS supplies seem OK. Difficult to > test without service data. > > Is it just me or are these Philips PC Board designs very difficult to trace! > My eyes go buggy trying to figure these out! > > Any-who......is there a troubleshooting flowchart from Philips available to > trace these startup problems? > > Jeff Stielau > Shoreline Electronics Repair > 125 Beechtree Lane > Westbrook,CT 06498 > 860-399-1861 Voice > 860-664-3535 Fax > jstielau@xxxxxxxx > > > > Help make your TechAssist online repair tips > database better! Submit your fixes here: > http://www.circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips > To unsubscribe write to: > techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with unsubscribe in the subject line. Help make your TechAssist online repair tips database better! Submit your fixes here: http://www.circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips To unsubscribe write to: techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the subject line.