That capacitor usually starts getting high on ESR and thus over loads the SGSIF461 transistor. Damon wrote: > Replace the 39uf or 47uf cap located by the SMPS output....leaks and blows > the output days or even weeks after that transistor has been replaced. > > Damon Brunger > Telrad Electronic Services > Ft Wayne, IN 46815 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Lessard" <mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 5:57 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] RCA TV F26071ES - CTC169 - Q4101 Shorted > > > | What are some of the common causes for Q4101 shorting (SGSIF461)? This > | is the main switching transistor in SMPS. Thanks in advance. > | > | > | David Lessard > | > | Alexandria, Ontario. Canada > | > | 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/ > -- ***************************** Bill Grabowski Triangle Appliance Kenosha,Wi 53142 262-694-6500 262-694-6523 fax bgrabowski@xxxxxxxxx ***************************** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/