[TechAssist] Re: RCA CTC187 STK730-0xx

  • From: Bil Green <tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Eric Wolf <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2002 00:54:22 -0800

Hi Eric,

I just went to the http://www.euras.com/euras/plugine.asp site
and it mentions a free trial (not free program). I don't usually
like to install free trials unless I know more about the program
and how long before it expires.

Can you tell us more? Where about the Plugin?

-- 
Best regards,
 Bil                            mailto:tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx


Saturday, November 30, 2002, 7:46:01 PM, you wote:


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

EW> Eric Wolf, CET
EW> ewolf@xxxxxxxxxxxx


EW> ----- Original Message -----
EW> From: "Joe Batchelor" <jbc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
EW> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
EW> Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 2:08 PM
EW> 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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