Jeff, From Tech Repair CD; RCA\CTC203\NO STARTUP* PULSES 3 TIMES* DEAD\\\\SUSPECT F2PIP BOARD* U18101 3.3V* CHECK SOLDER ON DIVIDER\\\\\\\\ RCA\F27669YX51 CTC203AA5\No tuner video* black screen* Sound OK\Tuner was changing channels as indicated by sound. OSD OK. Aux inputs OK\\CTC203AA5\On the F2PIP board* a trace was broken between JW18109 and R18128. This is the tuner video input line.\The break was caused by force applied by the brackets supporting the back panel jacks\\\\\\\ Jeff -- Intrepid Video TV/VCR Repair 263 S Front St, Steelton PA 17113 717-939-7708; (F) 717-564-4952 www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shoreline Electronics" <jstielau@xxxxxxxx> To: "Tech Assist" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 12:43 PM Subject: [TechAssist] RCA CTC203 F2PIP Module Failures Make : RCA Model : F32665 Chassis : CTC203CH3 Problem : Shuts down on power up. Traced problem to the F2PIP module. IC U18101 ( LM317T) in the 3.3V regulator circuit is only putting out 1.2V on pin 2 Tried a new IC , no change. Something seems to be loading down the 3.3V line..........although resistance reading to ground is not low at all , almost 1 meg. By cutting a few supply feed traces I can get the 3.3V line to come up. I did pull the main PIP processor IC and still have the low voltage. Has anyone seen a common fault on these F2PIP board? These boards appear to be on back order for the time being ================================= Jeff Stielau Shoreline Electronics Repair 344 East Main Street Clinton,CT 06413 (860)399-1861 (860)664-3535 FAX jstielau@xxxxxxxx ================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/