Kevin, I saw the 180's listed at Prelco in New Jersey, but none listed by Canadian dist. If you feel better with a higher wattage IC, get the -150 or, like you said, the 110's lasted this long..... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin" <kevintv@xxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 1:52 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Pioneer\SDP50A3K...DEAD > If the original 110's lasted 7 years, why wouldn't the new 110's last > another 7 years--well beyond the average life of a projection TV? Why > the need for the upgrade? Or is it just for the newer sets still under > warranty? Thanks. > > Kevin Wilks > Kevin's TV & Video Repair > Penticton BC Canada > kevintv@xxxxxxx > > > -----Original Message----- > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of walter wood > Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 6:29 AM > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Pioneer\SDP50A3K...DEAD > > I learned about it from Pioneer tech support when > asking if the problem was the same on a set that > was still in warranty. > He gave me the new part no.xxxx180, and said that > if I ordered the old IC(from Pioneer), that I would > get the new one. > >From that, the answer is yes. > I just did a SD-P50A3-K and used the new chips. > Barely had to retouch the convergence. > >From now on, I'll order only the xxxx180's. > Wonder why it took them about 8 years to figure > this out?? > Walter > --- Kevin <kevintv@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > Does this upgrade apply to Pioneer model > > SD-P50A5-K? I just did one > > recently and replaced the STK392-110's with the > > 110's and not the 180's. > > > > > > Kevin Wilks > > Kevin's TV & Video Repair > > Penticton BC Canada > > kevintv@xxxxxxx > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > > Behalf Of walter wood > > Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 8:50 AM > > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Pioneer\SDP50A3K...DEAD > > > > If you are speaking of the 4amp fuse that blows > > because of the STK's, I don't know, haven't seen > > it. > > I do know that the stk's must be replaced if that > > fuse is blown, and replacing it makes the set > > work. > > So, you've got nothing to lose by replacing them > > anyway. > > That IC has been up graded after all these years. > > The new no. is STK392-180. > > It supposedly is identical to the STK392-110 in > > every way, except the way the leads are attached. > > Also know that Pioneer has never been known to > > waste any solder, especially on the deflection > > module. > > But ALWAYS replace the STK's and remove the > > solder > > from the 4 transistors on heat sinks on the > > convergence board. > > Scrape and re-solder. > > HTH > > Walter > > > > --- TV Man <tvman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Replaced FU-105 1 month later set is dead but > > > fuses are good. 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