Bill: Check the filter cap for that line C4107. Also check or replace T4101, C4123 (off pin 4 of U4101), C4103 (off pin 6 of U4101), C4122 (off pin 1 of transformer T4101), and C4105. Here are some other tips for that chassis series. TC187 REGULATED B+ TOO HIGH REPLACE T4101 CTC187 PICTURE TOO WIDE WITH A LINEAR PICTURE CHECK YOKE RETURN CAP C4403 CTC187 NO TUNER VIDEO CHECK Q2705 CTC187 NO OR POOR VERTICAL CHECK SOLDER AROUND R4868 CTC187 NO USABLE SIGNAL MESSAGE WHEN OFTEN IS CHECK C1402 CTC187 NO VIDEO CR2902 CTC187 ARCING/PULSING NOISE CR3102 CTC187 NO AUDIO CHECK SERVICE MENU SETTING P25. IF #15 REDUCE SETTING TO 13. (BAD EEPROM) CTC187 DEAD CHECK FOR COLD SOLDER IN THE AREA OF E4404 CTC187 NO OSD IF NO CHANGE IN VOLTAGE AT PIN 39 OF U1001, CHECK TRACE BY JW436 & R2733 CTC187 DEAD CHECK R3140 CTC187 NO COLOR ON CHANNEL 3 ADJUST L7305 CTC187 SHUTS DOWN REMOVE FLUX BETWEEN R4904 AND JW323 CTC187 CO CHANNEL INTERFERENCE R7606 CTC187 NO VIDEO?NARROW LINES ON SCREEN CHECK CR4302 CTC187 NO VIDEO C2920 CTC187 LOW AUDIO EEPROM BAD. LIFTING PIN 3 OF U1901 RESTORES. DON'T CUT TRACE. CTC187 UNABLE TO RESET U3101 CTC187 PIX BRIGHT W/RETRACE, G1=130V S/B 16.3V C5002 LEAKY CTC187 AM RADIOS RECEIVE INTERFERENCE FROM TV C4001 CAP ACROSS AC LINE BAD CTC187 VIDEO HAS BARS R4501 820 OHM ACROSS VERTICAL YOKE OPEN CTC187 TV AUDIO DROPS OUT WHILE IN SAP MODE REMOVE C1609, REPL W/47UF/25V ADD 100K IN PARALLEL W/CAP CTC187 TUNER INOP. XTAL AT U7401 ONLY 15KHZ Y7401 CTC187 TUNER INOP UNTIL WARM CR4104 LEAKY CTC187 PIX RED W/RETRACE, RED CATHODE=188V S/B 200V Q5001 LEAKY CTC187 NO PINCUSHION CONTROL BAD TRACE AT E803 CTC187 PIP INOP DISPLAYS PIP, NO SIGNAL AT U2901-19 Q2904 CTC187 DEAD. U4101 REPEAT FAILURE T4101 (TESTS OK) CTC187 DEAD. NO HORIZ DRIVE T4301, SOLDER BAD AT R4134 CTC187 DEAD. H.O.T. -C=0V HAS DRIVE TO BASE SOLDER BAD AT T4401-1, -2, &-3. CTC187 BRIGHTNESS ERRATIC R5029 OPEN. C5002 SHORTED CTC187 NO TUNING IF NO 33V SOURCE AT PIN 4 OF U7501, TRY REPLACING CR4108. CTC187 POWER UP INOP SOLDER BAD AT Q4302-C CTC187BG PINCUSHION DISTORTION R4858 270K OPEN IN PIN CIRCUIT CTC187BJ NARROW ON SIDES, WIDTH AND HEIGHT VARY WITH SCENE CHANGE REPLACE C4407 AND CR4403 (WILL TEST GOOD) CTC187BJ TOO WIDE?BAD PIN REPLACE CR4403P CTC187CK EXCESS BRIGHTNESS WITH RETRACE/ADJUST DOWN WITH SCREEN CONTROL LEAKING C5002 ON CRT NECK BOARD 12K OHM Perry Bower, (EHEER) Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Repairer Electric Medic "It's Cheaper to Keep Her" http://www.electricmedic.com Free Electronic Screensaver: http://www.eyetide.com/download/?s=O3OfmSLHXygGHCv1W6Gz3Bgjtq3DNNMNdcKsYSVGC 3850 Washington Road Suite 5b Augusta, Georgia 30907 Phone: 706-8MEDIC4 (863-3424) Phone: 706-863-3474 Fax: 706-863-2316 mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Factory Trained Authorized Service Center For: APEX, Curtis Mathes, Fisher, GE, KEC/KTV, Konka, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Philips Magnavox, Pioneer, ProSCAN, RCA, Samsung, Sanyo, Sharp, SONY, Technics, Toshiba, Zenith Provide Extended care for: AON, Circuit City, GE Contracts, Glass Agency, Philips Contracts, NEW, Rex -----Original Message----- From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Bill Dravenstott Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 7:34 PM To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TechAssist] 2nd Post repeat failure STK 730-30 in RCA CTC 187CL3 Hi All, This RCA 35" F35673MB, CTC 187CL3 was repaired 2 months ago with STK 730-30 bad and CR 4106 shorted. Replaced with OEM parts from RCA. Unit is back and intermittently will kill the STK 730-30 again while in standby mode. Have been able to get no handle on cause. In standby the voltage out goes to 207 volts and pin 1-2 go to 0 and it dies. May turn on and run normally 9 or 10 times in a row then it won't start just squeels and dies. The earlier post lists a parts list we have tried. Maybe just bad regulators?? Trying another source. Anyone else seen this before? Suggestions? Bill Dravenstott Elza's HOme Store, LTD Ashland, OH cdravens@xxxxxxxxxx **************************************************************************** * The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.html Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ***************************************************************************** The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.html Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/