Al, No it won`t go to "run" mode without a Horizontal pulse being sent to the run regulator circuits which in turn drives T4101 which drives pin 2 of U4101. There is a procedure to check which circuit (power supply or Horizontal) is defective, it`s a little lengthy and you have to have a DC power supply capable of 15 volts @ a minimum of 1/3 amp and a variac, if you want you can email me direct and I`ll give it to you, Larry E Larry Eastman American TV & Electronics Crystal River, Fl. www.tvjunkyard.com Al L wrote: > Subject: RCA CTC169 regulator theory questions > > > CTC169 direct view > > SURGE! > > > > Got it to fire up and shut down,lotsa parts,originally had a vertical > stripe > > about and inch wide if you ran it for a while. When I sub a 60 watt bulb > > for the horizontal load,light barely lights and pulses. > > > > QUESTION: Will this reg work without a horizontal reference?I think the > > pulse generator provides a reference,the 140 volt line is sampled by the > > error amp,and the beam sense transistor shuts it down if the beam current > is > > heavy.Therefore I think the reg is at fault,since it will not light the 60 > > watt bulb. Any ideas? al > > > > Al Leatherman > > 224 RT. 46 > > Mine Hill, NJ 07803 > > 973-361-5796 > > WWW.ALS-TV.NET > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/