Did you check the B+ diode and the 10mf 200V cap on it they are usually bad. Also I always change the cap on the primary of the regulator and there is another cap inside that enclosure I think it's a 47mf at ??? but that is mostly bad too. Al Marquardt ampm@xxxxxxx Al Marquardt Electronic Repair 206 W Main Girardville Pa. 17935 ----- Original Message ----- From: "STERLING PASHER" <spasher@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 2:50 PM Subject: [TechAssist] CTC185 Blows H/O and Volt.reg >I had a CTC185 come in shop, H/O and Volt Reg. were blown. I checked > everything else (ESR'd caps ,rang F/B and yoke) did the S to D short with > 85 > Volt on variac and all checked OK. After replacing The H/O and Volt. Reg > ran > set for five hours in shop. Brought to customer and it lasted about 3 > hours > and it blew everything again. Has anyone had this experience with the 185 > and any fix for it. Hate those returns. > > Buck Pasher > Buck's TV > Gander Newfoundland > Canada > 709-256-7738 (Fax & Phone) > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/