[TechAssist] Re: RCA CTC187 STK730-0xx

  • From: "Eric Wolf" <ewolf@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2002 22:46:01 -0500


I have seen this STK going bad for no apparent reason. However, there are a
couple of parts that may actually kill it. I am using a pretty good repair
tip database offered for free at www.euras.com/euras check it out for
yourself! On this particular defect with CTC187 they have quite a few
things...

Eric Wolf, CET
ewolf@xxxxxxxxxxxx


----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Batchelor" <jbc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 2:08 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] RCA CTC187 STK730-0xx


>
>  I have a CTC187 that I replaced the chopper IC with an STK730-080
> about a month ago.  It came back with the STK shorted.
> I assumed the 080 would be a better replacement, but this time
> I put my thermometer on it and it is running too hot. My meter
> over ranges at 150F so I do not know exactly how hot it was.
> The set runs normally,  B+ is 140.6
> I added a CPU fan to test and the set has been running for several
> hours.
>
> Perhaps I just have a bad batch of STK's.  I have been running into
> several replacement horizontal outputs that run too hot.
>
> Has anyone used the STK730-080 without problems?
>
> Joe Batchelor CET TX-80
>
>
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