Mouser # is 511-STP22NS25Z, PRICE WAS $1.60 EA. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Conti" <contitv@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 2:39 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Samsung ballast fix > Hugh, What was the cross from Mouser elec.! > > John > Conti,sTV > Texas > > >>From: "Hugh @ Main TV" <maintv2004@xxxxxxxxxxx> >>Reply-To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>Subject: [TechAssist] Samsung ballast fix >>Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 10:35:12 -0700 >> >>Something to save money---we found a fix for the ballast power supply in >>Samsung DLP projection TVs, these seem to be same chassis---HLM4365W, >>HLM5065W, >>HLM437W, HLN437W, HLN4365W, ST43L2HK, HLM507W, HLN507W, HLN5065W, >>ST50L2K,HLM617W, HLN617W, & ST61L2K. >>On the ballast supply there is a vertical mounted board with four TO220 >>transistors soldered on it numbered 2SK3294. We found one of them >>shorted >>(10 ohms-all leads) out of circuit. You may be able to repair the board >>while still connected to the main board, little tricky to remove it (we >>did). The 2SK3294 does not cross to anything we could find, but found a >>cross in Mouser web site. We ordered 3, put in one and the TV is working >>great! The replacement transistor cost less than $1.00! >>Note: You have to grind or cut off all but 3/8 in. of the metal tab of the >>new part and solder it to the vertical mouted board. This ballast board >>cost about $120 with shipping new, $1.00 for a part and little time to >>fix. >>Note: We were told that these ballast supplies are lethal, don't put your >>finger in there when on! >> >>Hugh Thornley >>Main TV >>636 Main St. >>Longmont, Co. 80501 >>303-776-6955 tel >>303-776-0792 fax >>----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>This Email List is accessible to the general public through search >>engines. >>Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm >>Set Vacation >>mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation >>Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >>Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > _________________________________________________________________ > FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar - get it now! > http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This Email List is accessible to the general public through search > engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm > Set Vacation > mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation > Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is accessible to the general public through search engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Set Vacation mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/