Hi Kevin! Thomson subs the LA7612N to a LA7612A. The -N was part #241266 and now it subs to #252842 ($21.10) and there is a -A in the package. Hope this helps. Let me know if you need one. Sincerely, Jason Martin Excel Distributing Inc. 1819 Mentor Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio 45212 800-733-3329 800-735-8007 fax www.ExcelDistributingInc.com ============================================== 2nd Day Air for just $7 up to 5 lbs. with only a $20 order! ============================================== We will meet or beat any advertised price on Thomson RCA parts!!! ============================================== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin" <kevintv@xxxxxxx> To: "TECH-ASSIST" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 4:34 PM Subject: [TechAssist] CTC203AA5, is LA7612A the same as LA7612N, weird problem with T chip > First a question: Is LA7612A the same as LA7612N? > > Second thing: With the help of Robert and Google I now have > troubleshooting techniques for the Gemstar 4 modules with the built in > micro. I determined that the data line going into the Gemstar is low (2 > volts) and the Gemstar is good. I traced the data line back to the T > chip, LA7612A, and a funny thing happened: I disconnected one leg of > R12710, and my data line jumped up to 5.2 volts (which is good). T chip > must be bad. But then, I reconnected R12710 and disconnected pin 44 > (which is on the other side of R12710) of the T chip, and my data > voltage went DOWN to 1.6 volts. My clock line also went low (pin 43). > What is going on here? I repeated the above test twice to make sure I > wasn't seeing things. Thanks. > > Kevin Wilks > Kevin's TV & Video Repair > Penticton BC Canada > kevintv@xxxxxxx > > > > **************************************************************************** * > 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/