Larry, Check C4105(10m-200v) in 140v reg. B+. Follow printed circuit from pin 3 of flyback. Have seen this cap short and it causes E-C short on traces of HOT. Also any part coming off of the C of HOT to ground can cause this short. Dan Webster Webster's TV Shullsburg, Wi. ----- Original Message ----- From: Larry E. <videotech@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 3:12 PM Subject: [TechAssist] CTC187CL3 F36673ET Blows main fuse HOT reads short but isn`t > > Hi Guys, This is the second time I`ve seen this same problem on these > 187 RCA`s, Main 5 amp fuse is blown, HOT reads short,Replaced HOT(oem) & > fuse, plugged in set and fuse blew immediately at plug in. Pull HOT and > it reads good, short is on traces e-c of the HOT. First time around > customer decided to replace set so we never did get it resolved, this > must be a common fault does anyone have the fix for it? > -- > Larry Eastman > American TV & Electronics > Crystal River, Fl. > http://www.tvjunkyard.com > > ------------------------------------------ > Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > ------------------------------------------ > 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 > ------------------------------------------ Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html ------------------------------------------ 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