Put the red wire in a jar, pull the kine board. Better yet, hook the chassis to another tube. Wayne Vanaman Omega Electronics 6904 W Fairfield Dr Pensacola, Fl. 32506-3310 Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx WWW.PensacolaTVRepair.Com 850-456-5995 voice 850-458-6369 fax Phil Bader wrote: > Sorry I don't have the exact chassis or model of this CTC169 36" direct > view. > Assisting a local shop owner-tech who stopped by. > he says at power up, as soon as he hears the HV come up, the set blows > the SMPS IC (TEA2261, U4101?). > He replaced all the lytics around it. > He's needs help here. > Thanks, > Phil > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is Public. 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/