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 > > > ------------------------------------------ > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > ------------------------------------------ > ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** > Submit Repair Tips here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html ------------------------------------------ ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/