Yes, I will have to try that in the home. Kevin Wilks Kevin's TV Repair Penticton BC Canada kevintv@xxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Al Gutz Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 7:05 PM To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Hitachi 61UDX10B, replaced HOT, only lasted 15 hours. Check the operating temperature of the HOT. If it's running at 80 or 85 deg. it's not going to last very long. Al G Kevin's TV Repair wrote: > I used the exact same transistor, but not from Hitachi. Maybe that is > my problem, but why did the original HOT fail the first time, and the > replacement last only 15 hours the second time? I need to find the > cause of the first failure. I am hoping it is not one of the picture > tubes arcing. > > Kevin Wilks > Kevin's TV Repair > Penticton BC Canada > kevintv@xxxxxxx > > > -----Original Message----- > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Shoreline > Electronics > Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 5:30 AM > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Hitachi 61UDX10B, replaced HOT, only lasted 15 > hours. > > Probably just a fluke.... > > Did you use a good quality (oem?) replacement? > > Install a fresh one & let her run again > > ========================== > Jeff Stielau > Shoreline Electronics Repair > 344 East Main Street > Clinton,CT 06413 > 860-399-1861 > 860-664-3535 (fax) > jstielau@xxxxxxxx > ======================== > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin's TV Repair" <kevintv@xxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 7:37 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Hitachi 61UDX10B, replaced HOT, only lasted 15 > hours. > > > >>This is a monster set. I brought just the chassis back and carefully >>checked everything over. I replaced a shorted Q777 (C5681), an open >>FP05 (3 amp fuse) and took the chassis back. The set fired up right >>away with a good picture. But it only lasted about 15 hours. Any >>suggestions? I do have the SM off the Hitachi but am at a loss as to >>why it would last only 15 hours. I am hoping I don't have to bring > > the > >>whole set in. Thanks. >> >>Kevin Wilks >>Kevin's TV Repair >>Penticton BC Canada >>kevintv@xxxxxxx >> >> >> >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ----- > >>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/ >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ----- > 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/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----- > 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/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----- 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/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/