I use 2N3906 in there and never gives a problem. There is also a cap in the vert section that can cause retrace, don't remember the # Al G Bill Grabowski wrote: > Usually when the Q2906 is bad it'll read 200 ohms or less E to B. You > can use a NTE/ECG 159 temporarily. > > ********************** > Bill Grabowski > Triangle Appliance > 3813 Roosevelt Rd > Kenosha WI 53142 > 262-694-6500 > 262-694-6523 fax > bgrabowski@xxxxxxxxx > ********************** > > > Larry E wrote: > > >>Hi Guys, this 35" RCA has a strange problem, set comes on with widely spaced >>retraces lines that will not >>adjust out with the screen control, I`m hoping this is Q2906 (which I`m >>ordering today) but the voltages on it >>were real close so it may not be the problem, the wierd problem is at >>channel change or turn off the screen gets bright red, I swapped the blue and >>red driver transistors on the crt board with no change, checked tube on >>Sencore CR 70, reads ok, Any ideas ? tia, Larry E >> >>Larry Eastman >>American TV & Electronics >>Crystal River, Fl. 34428 >> >>----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>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/ >> >> >> >> > > > - > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/