Check the FBT to see if the G2 and focus controls interact. I had a smaller Panasonic with a bad FBT that had very similar symptoms. Leonard G. Caillouet Service Manager Electronics World Gainesville, FL 352-332-5608 352-332-5668 (fax) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynn C. Hedspeth, CET(r)" <HedTV@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 8:50 AM Subject: [TechAssist] (TV) Panasonic CT-32G21U 32" Poor Regulation > > Panasonic 32" Model CT-32G21U > Chassis: ALEDP276 > > I have a 32" Panasonic that will intermittently drop the 130vdc supply > to as low as 85vdc and pulse with the brightness of the picture. > Have replaced > IC801 (STK730-020) twice (Including OEM panasonic part number) > D807 7.5v zener > C809 electrolytic off the ref. input to IC801. > and checked just about everything else, including ringing the switching= > transformer. > > It will regulate with a 60watt lamp subbed for the H/O load, but > will not start. I have to leave the lamp disconnected until > supply has started, then attach. With the lamp there is no change > in current needed so 130v stays constant. The set has no problem > starting with h/o connected. I guess because until CRT comes up the > current demand is low. > > Anyone out there had this before, please shed some light. > > Thanks for your time. > **************************************** > Lynn C. Hedspeth, CET(r) NC-407 > Hedspeth Enterprises Inc. > 3521 E. Hwy 27 > Lincolnton, NC 28092-7659 > 704-735-3532 > 413-828-0216 (fax) > HedTV@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *************************************** > ------------------------------------------ > 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 > ------------------------------------------ > ***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 To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html ------------------------------------------ ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/