Peter Good idea to post the date code on any of this type stuff and everyone can keep it on file to ckeck. I have posted a couple. Al G Al's TV-Electronics Pembroke Ont. Canada Peter oliver wrote: > > There is another possibility Where did you get your BUH517? I have found > that ones with date code 9556 are usually bad. they overheat and fail in the > manner you describe. (interally they look like reproduction parts--silicone > seal over the die, a tinned heatsink, and a 30% smaller die, the original > had a Copper substright and no silicone) > > Peter OLiver > Tucson Radio TV > > From: "junior hurdle" <jselectronics@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Reply-To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: CTC187CL3 blows Horz. output tr > Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 20:08:13 -0400 > > J'S electronics > Howells + RD > St. Michael > Barbados > Phone# 246-4298535 > email jselectronics@xxxxxxxxxxxx > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "junior hurdle" <jselectronics@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 2:41 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] CTC187CL3 blows Horz. output tr > > > Hi techs > > I replaced the FBT , the hot (BUH517) and C709 (47mf @ 25V) in this > ctc-187CL3 rca. > > Before I could adjust the screen and focus the HOT shorted out again. I > replaced the > > HOT again to see if it was heating rapidly. After 30 seconds I checked > the > transistor > > and found it to be very hot . I plugged the set in again and before I > could turn it on the > > HOT shorted out again. I checked all components in the horz.circuit as > well as the > > signal going to the horz. output but they all checked ok. > > could any one tell me what could be causing this transistor to keep > shorting? > > > thank you > . > > junior Hurdle > > > **************************************************************************** > * > > Classifieds! Buy or Sell! > > http://sell.tech-assist.org > > The Tech Address Book: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm > > Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm > > Lost Password: > > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". > > Email Archives: > > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > > > ***************************************************************************** > Classifieds! Buy or Sell! > http://sell.tech-assist.org > The Tech Address Book: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm > Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail > > ***************************************************************************** > Classifieds! Buy or Sell! > http://sell.tech-assist.org > The Tech Address Book: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm > Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ***************************************************************************** Classifieds! Buy or Sell! http://sell.tech-assist.org The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/