[TechAssist] Re: RCA 32GT720 chassis CTC203CF3 no power blows Q14401

  • From: "Jorge Miret" <jmiret@xxxxxxxx>
  • To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 09:22:27 -0400

Hi Mike:
Check Q1402,Q1403,R14105,R14107,R14125 and R14111 also check for bad solder
connection on sw.mode transformer pin#1 that goes to R14105.
Good luck.
Jorge.
----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Barnett <passthecash@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 11:18 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA 32GT720 chassis CTC203CF3 no power blows
Q14401


>
> Today i changed the fly with a brand new one, changed the reg and put a
new
> hot in too, checked both the primary ps and hot curcuit carefuly. could
not
> find anything bad. So i put power too it and emediatly when plugged in
main
> fuse blows also causing q14101 to short also.  any ore sugestions on the
set
> would be great.
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
> On Fri, 16 Nov 2001 19:08:05 -0500, techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>
>   Is the q that keeps blowing the hot or the b+ regulator? I don't have
that
>   print. What you must do is cut the circuit in half......is it the h.o.
>   circuit or the power supply. Get the horizontal out of the picture by
>   disconnecting the fly and put a load ( l.bulb)on the 135 volt rail. You
>   obviously don't have a dc short on the transistor (you don't do you?)
> which
>   leads me to believe it's the fly. Get it out of there and see. I have
the
>   Sencore HA2500 Horizontal Analyzer which makes quick work of this kind
of
>   stuff.
>
>
>
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: "Mike Barnett" <passthecash@xxxxxxxxxx>
>   To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>   Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 10:53 AM
>   Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA 32GT720 chassis CTC203CF3 no power blows
>   Q14401
>
>
>   >
>   > Thanks for the suggustion, i've heard of this test however i have
never
>   > tried it. Can you explain the result of this test in a good and bad
>   sinario.
>   > The problem is that in order to keep testing other things on this
board
> i
>   > have to keep replacing q14401 and the fuse. as soon as i plug the set
in
>   the
>   > main and q14401 blows. with a new q14401 and fuse in place, and
>   implementing
>   > your suggestion, if the fly is bad i'm thinking than q14401 should be
>   stable
>   > and the fuse sould not blow. However if it is not bad(fly) q14401
should
>   > blow and the bulb should light? Please correct me if i'm wrong.
>   >
>   > TIA,
>   > Mike
>   >
>   >
>   > On Thu, 15 Nov 2001 09:22:48 -0500, techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>   >
>   >
>   >   sounds like the fly. desolder hot and fly primary and put a light
bulb
>   in
>   >   place of fly primary b+ input to ground.
>   >
>   >
>   >   ----- Original Message -----
>   >   From: "Mike Barnett" <passthecash@xxxxxxxxxx>
>   >   To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>   >   Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 9:14 AM
>   >   Subject: [TechAssist] RCA 32GT720 chassis CTC203CF3 no power blows
>   Q14401
>   >
>   >
>   >   >
>   >   > Hi guys,  RCA chassis # CTC203CF3 Set blows main fuse and Q14401.
I
>   >   changed
>   >   > Q14401 and the two small transistors in curcuit(Q14402/pt#147665
and
>   >   Q14403
>   >   > pt#232218) I checked the horizonal curcuit but found nothing to be
>   bad.
>   >   > Changed HOT anyway and checked all diodes in both curcuits. None
are
>   > bad.
>   >   > Cant seem to find anything shorted on the board. After carefull
>   > inspection
>   >   i
>   >   > did notice that the insulator of q14401 is very thin and seemed
that
>   in
>   >   > removal of the original device i may have comprimised the
insulator.
> i
>   > put
>   >   a
>   >   > new one on and changed q14401 again and checked it carefuly.
plugged
>   the
>   >   set
>   >   > in  blows again both q14401 and the main fuse. Does anyone have
any
>   info
>   >   on
>   >   > this chassis? Please help.
>   >   >
>   >   > TIA
>   >   >
>   >   > Mike
>   >   >
>   >   >
>   >   >
>   >   >
>   >   >
>   >   >
>   >   > Get It Fixed At
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