Bil check the front left hand corner for cracks. When you take the boards out sometimes they don't come out easy and the corner cracks. Look carefully it's the two outside traces. al marquardt ampm@xxxxxxx Al Marquardt Electronic Repair 206 W Main Girardville Pa. 17935 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bil Green" <tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: ".TECHASSIST @ freelists . org" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 7:18 AM Subject: [TechAssist] RCA PTV ((PTK169)) Too Dark (HV Splitter?) > RCA PTV > Model: P46732BA > Chassis: PTK169 > > HOT was shorted > > Replaced HOT, .047mf and .015mf box type capacitors > and both diodes (all in HOT collector circuit). > > Checked and soldered horiz drive transformer (was OK) > > TV powered up with HV, but screen intemittently goes > black (was not doing this before HOT blew out) > > Does the HV splitter sometimes cause the HOT to fail > and/or cause intermittent brightness? > > > -- > Best regards, > > Bil Green > 2001 TV VCR > Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546 > 760-934-2001 mailto:tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx > > **************************************************************************** * > Classifieds! Buy or Sell! > http://sell.tech-assist.org > The Tech Address Book: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm > Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > ***************************************************************************** Classifieds! Buy or Sell! http://sell.tech-assist.org The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/