HOT shorts sometimes. check. clip collector if reads low ohms, and ohm the collector trace to see if short goes on to the PS. Phil Bader tvservice wrote: >CR4106 #243636 diode >U4101 STK730-030 #223948 reg ic >Should I also come over and take the back off for you? >:>) he he >hth >Robert >tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >H & H Electronics Inc > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "David Lessard" <mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 1:08 PM >Subject: [TechAssist] RCA F31672ET - CTC187CJ - Squeals on plug-in > > > > >>This TV squeals upon plug-in. I know there's a short somewhere causing >>the chopper PS to squeal, question is where? Does anyone know what the >>common causes for this problem are? I don't have the TV on the bench yet >>and I'm asking this question in advance. >> >> >>Thanks in advance. >> >> >> >>David Lessard >> >>Alexandria Electronics >> >>50 Harrison Street >> >>P.O. Box 1366 >> >>Alexandria, Ontario. >> >>Canada >> >>K0C-1A0 >> >>mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> >> >> >> >> >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >--- > > >>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/ > > > -- Philip Bader Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976) 3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880 Fax (863) 299-8821 email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/