leaky caps,,,damn now i've really got something to worry about ( i thought i'd jump in) Jerry wrote: > Yeah, leaky caps on an RCA tv is a rare thing. I've been working on RCA > products for a quarter of a century! > Jerry > Christians Electronic Service > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Grabowski" <bgrabowski@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 9:47 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: CTC169 > > | > | I've been working on CTC169's for ten years but I never found a leaky > | cap that I > | can think of...... > | > | Bill Grabowski > | Triangle Appliance > | > | > | "Leonard G. Caillouet" wrote: > | > > | > I am wondering if you all have seen many leaky caps in these sets. I > just > | > did two this week that had leaky Nichicon 105 degree caps. The > electrolyte > | > caused enough corrosion to damage a couple of traces. These are the > first I > | > have seen like this and am wondering if we can expect this to be as > common > | > as in the Hitachi and Misubishi projection sets. How far do you guys go > in > | > looking for other caps going bad on these sets. I have found that > sometimes > | > the only way that you can find them is to heat the pins and see if they > | > smell or remove them and visually inspect them. Many of the ones that > are > | > starting to leak check OK on all four tests, capacitance, ESR, DA, & > leakage > | > current. Should we be checking all of them on these sets? > | > > | > Leon. > | > > | > Leonard G. Caillouet > | > Service Manager > | > Electronics World > | > Gainesville, FL > | > 352-332-5608 > | > 352-332-5668 (fax) > | > > | > ================================= > | > Help make your TechAssist database better! > | > Submit your fixes here: http://circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips > | > ================================= > | > To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: > | > mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > | ================================= > | Help make your TechAssist database better! > | Submit your fixes here: http://circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips > | ================================= > | To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: > | mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > | > > ================================= > Help make your TechAssist database better! > Submit your fixes here: http://circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips > ================================= > To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: > mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe ================================= Help make your TechAssist database better! Submit your fixes here: http://circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips ================================= To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe