Jeff I understand your frustration! My idol was Jethro Bodine ( Beverly Hillbillies) I wanted to become a double00 (not) spy or a fryer cook! I think I should have! :-) Clancy Harms, NESDA's Region 7 Director Dick's Radio & TV, Inc. 2319 West Clay St. "Aim high men" St. Charles, MO. 63301 "they're on camels" (636)-724-5055 (636)-724-5531 fax email: dickstv1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mitchs Electronics" <Mitchstv@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 2:02 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Rca CTC-169CL5 lightbulb placement? FIXED > > Problem was Flyback #225778 which rings good just like a new one. Must of > been breaking down under full load. Should of listened to my mom and gone > into a easer profession like a Brain Surgeon. :-) > Thanks again for the replies guys. > Rick Mitchell > Mitch's Electronics Ser.Co. > Mitchstv@xxxxxxxxxx > 3935 south 20th > Lincoln, Nebraska 68502 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mitchs Electronics" <Mitchstv@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 9:45 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Rca CTC-169CL5 lightbulb placement? > > > > > > Barry, don't see anyway to defeat reset. But supply at no load is 139 > volts > > and with the 60 watt bulb > > at aprox 19 ohms drops the supply to 121 volts. So its supplying just over > 1 > > amp of current. Sam's says whole set uses 1.4 amp so that's in the ball > park > > I guess. Max saturation on the 1885 is 5 amp while Vbe sat is 1.5 so don't > > think the currents killing it. Base waveform is 12 vp-p and at horz rate. > > Think I will try a new flyback. > > Rick Mitchell > > Mitch's Electronics Ser.Co. > > Mitchstv@xxxxxxxxxx > > 3935 south 20th > > Lincoln, Nebraska 68502 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Barry Thompson" <barrystv@xxxxxxx> > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 7:53 AM > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Rca CTC-169CL5 lightbulb placement? > > > > > > > > > > My opinion in which I mentioned before, all the light bulb will do when > > > hooked up from collector to ground is put a load on the B+ and check the > > > power supply. It will not check the horizontal output circuits. Putting > a > > > light bulb in series with the the ac line will work if one can find a > way > > to > > > disable the reset circuit on a CTC 169. It can be done on a > CTC156,157,and > > a > > > 167. Barry > > > barrystv@xxxxxxx > > > Barrys TV > > > 613 224 3406 > > > Ottawa.Canada. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Pete" <wpt19@xxxxxxxxx> > > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 7:24 AM > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Rca CTC-169CL5 lightbulb placement? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hook up bulb from collector to ground of the HOT?.... can you please > > > > describe the purpose of this test? > > > > > > > > > > > > Pete > > > > Perdomo TV, Inc. > > > > Miami Fla. > > > > wpt19@xxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx From: DAMON101@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Damon) > > > > Date: Thu, Dec 19, 2002, 9:54pm To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: > > > > [TechAssist] Re: Rca CTC-169CL5 lightbulb placement? Reply=A0to: > > > > techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > Remove HOT, hook up bulb from collector to ground > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Mitchs Electronics" <Mitchstv@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 10:32 AM > > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Rca CTC-169CL5 lightbulb placement? > > > > > > > > Guys, cant find my Idiot sheet on where to place the 60 watt lightbulb > > > > in HOT stage. was it > > > > A. In series Emitter to ground with the 1885 in circuit, Or > > > > B. Remove the 1885 and series it collector to emitter? Hate to waist > > > > another 1885 even at $3.00. > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > Rick Mitchell > > > > Mitch's Electronics Ser.Co. > > > > Mitchstv@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > 3935 south 20th > > > > Lincoln, Nebraska 68502 > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > > > Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > > > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > > > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > > > > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > > > > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > > > > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > > > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > > Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > > > ------------------------------------------ > > > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > > > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > > > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > > > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > > ------------------------------------------ > > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------ > Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > ------------------------------------------ > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > ------------------------------------------ Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html