Mark Wentowski Perry Hill Electronics Service 3836 Harrison Rd Montgomery, AL 36109 Voice: (334) 279-5622 Fax: (334) 273-9050 Email: phes1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: Perry Hill Electronics Service <phes1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 8:16 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA VR526 > > I started to respond to this earlier. DONT RUN THAT SUPPLY. Unless you > use reduced input (AC) voltages. And troubleshoot it stand-alone. > Without it plugged into the main board. Check all caps and determine why > the secondarys got so high that the 43v zener shorted. As I mentioned. > There is a regulation problem. > > > Mark Wentowski > Perry Hill Electronics Service > 3836 Harrison Rd > Montgomery, AL 36109 > Voice: (334) 279-5622 > Fax: (334) 273-9050 > Email: phes1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Patrick Carroll <patronics2003@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 4:06 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA VR526 > > > > > > Do you mean I can run the supply without this diode in place?? > > > > > > >From: "J Silverman" <greentron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >Reply-To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA VR526 > > >Date: Sat, 4 May 2002 15:51:26 -0400 > > > > > > > > >Sounds like one of the overvoltage protective zener diodes in the > > >Samsung-made units. I dont replace those until I have the supply > working > > >properly or it will just pop it again, and maybe some of the others. > > >Jerry Silverman > > >Greentron Inc > > >4 Newland Ave > > >Greenville SC 29609 > > >864 232 3889 > > >Fax 271 2080 > > >mailto:greentron@xxxxxxx > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Jerry" <geiting@xxxxxxxxxx> > > >To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 2:01 PM > > >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA VR526 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From Thomson's parts finder program: > > > > Current Model is VR526 > > > > > > > > Stock Description Symbol Pkg. Qty. Sug. List > > > > Dealer List > > > > > > > > 212666 DIODE ZENER ZD6 5 $2.12 > > >$1.27 > > > > > > > > They don't list the zener voltage and I don't have this diagram, > sorry. > > > > > > > > Jerry Eiting geiting@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > Christians Electronic Service > > > > Piqua, Ohio > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Patrick Carroll" <patronics2003@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 9:19 PM > > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA VR526 > > > > > > > > > > > > | > > > > | John mentioned it might be 43v, and looking at the diode it has > 43 > > >stamped > > > > | on it, so maybe thats it, thanks. > > > > | > > > > | > > > > | >From: Cliff Afflick <sgt.cliff@xxxxxxx> > > > > | >Reply-To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > | >To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > | >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA VR526 > > > > | >Date: Fri, 03 May 2002 16:24:26 -0600 > > > > | > > > > > | > > > > > | >Pat > > > > | >It could be 6 volts. > > > > | >Cliff. > > > > | >----- Original Message ----- > > > > | >From: "Patrick Carroll" <patronics2003@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > | >To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > | >Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 9:17 AM > > > > | >Subject: [TechAssist] RCA VR526 > > > > | > > > > > | > > > > > | > > > > > > | > > > > > > | > > Hey Techs, > > > > | > > > > > > | > > Does anyone know the value of ZD6 in the power supply of > this VCR? > > > > | > > Think I blew it by using wrong value cap in smps, I should > know > > > > better! > > > > | > > Thanks in advance > > > > | > > > > > > | > > Pat > > > > | > > Byrds TV > > > > | > > > > > > | > > > > > > | > > > > > > | > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > | > > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your > photos: > > > > | > > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > > > | > > > > > > | > > ------------------------------------------ > > > > | > > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > > > > | > > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > > > > | > > ------------------------------------------ > > > > | > > ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** > > > > | > > Submit Repair Tips here: > > > > | > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > > > > | > > > > > > | > > > > > | > > > > > | >------------------------------------------ > > > > | >To REMOVE your email address, click here: > > > > | > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > > > > | >------------------------------------------ > > > > | >***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** > > > > | >Submit Repair Tips here: > > > > | >http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > > > > | > > > > | > > > > | > > > > | > > > > | > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > | Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: > http://mobile.msn.com > > > > | > > > > | ------------------------------------------ > > > > | To REMOVE your email address, click here: > > > > | http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > > > > | ------------------------------------------ > > > > | ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** > > > > | Submit Repair Tips here: > > > > | http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > > > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > > > > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > > > ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** > > > > Submit Repair Tips here: > > > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------ > > >To REMOVE your email address, click here: > > > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > > >------------------------------------------ > > >***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** > > >Submit Repair Tips here: > > >http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > > ------------------------------------------ > > ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** > > Submit Repair Tips here: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > > > > ------------------------------------------ > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > ------------------------------------------ > ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** > Submit Repair Tips here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html ------------------------------------------ ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/