Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Had sony,s few years back the small 36 in can,t remember model #.Sony swo= re not crt,s started taking out hor then reg in power supply,would last a we= ek=20 month . At last I put a isolation transformer from global on crt,s to pro= ve my point,never came back till green tube started arching inside.Found som= e of new toshiba,s taking out hor, they say change high voltage leads under warranty Still coming back.I think got same prob but they will never admi= t it.=0D Hope this is not what is wrong with yours.I think your buddy means small = ele cap going to ground at driver transformer .Listen guy forgive my typing( = I just hate it)=0D Good luck=0D Don=0D =0D =0D -------Original Message-------=0D =0D From: Kevin's TV Repair=0D Date: 11/22/05 01:28:01=0D To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=0D Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] [TechAssist] Re: Hitachi 61UDX10B, replaced HO= T=0D =0D Yes, I thought of that. An arcing picture tube would explain why the=0D HOT failed after 15 hours. I am hoping it is not one of the tubes, for=0D obvious reasons.=0D =0D Kevin Wilks=0D Kevin's TV Repair=0D Penticton BC Canada=0D kevintv@xxxxxxx=0D =0D =0D -----Original Message-----=0D From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=0D [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Don Gushue=0D Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 5:31 PM=0D To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=0D Subject: [TechAssist] Hitachi 61UDX10B, replaced HOT=0D =0D sure you have not got crt kicking back?=0D =0D ----- Original Message -----=0D From: "Kevin's TV Repair" <kevintv@xxxxxxx>=0D To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>=0D Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 9:07 PM=0D Subject: [TechAssist] Hitachi 61UDX10B, replaced HOT, only lasted 15=0D hours.=0D =0D =0D > This is a monster set. I brought just the chassis back and carefully=0D > checked everything over. I replaced a shorted Q777 (C5681), an open=0D > FP05 (3 amp fuse) and took the chassis back. The set fired up right=0D > away with a good picture. But it only lasted about 15 hours. Any=0D > suggestions? I do have the SM off the Hitachi but am at a loss as to=0D > why it would last only 15 hours. I am hoping I don't have to bring=0D the=0D > whole set in. Thanks.=0D >=0D > Kevin Wilks=0D > Kevin's TV Repair=0D > Penticton BC Canada=0D > kevintv@xxxxxxx=0D =0D -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ---- This Email List is accessible to the general public through search engine= s. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm=0D Set Vacation mailto:ecartis@freelists org?subject=3Dset%20techassist%20vacation=0D Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?".=0D Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/=0D =20 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/