I always read that using two semiconductors in parallel will cause the one of them to hog all the current, unless you install a small current limiting resistor (perhaps 0.01 ohm or there abouts) in the paths of the 2 emitters. Has anyone else heard of this? Gary McCartney McCartney Electronics 7134 Fife Rd, RR 7 Guelph Ontario Canada N1H 6J4 Fax: (519)821-1530 email: gary (at) number63.ca teltek2 wrote: > > I agree...using 2 will put you into price range of OEM. > > Fix the fault..install OEM part, ship it. Done. > > -Ed- > Tel-Tek Electronics > Ontario-Canada > > teltek2@xxxxxxxxxxxx > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <HSWAD@xxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 9:09 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Horizontal output overheating. > > > Wouldn't it be about the same price to replace with the correct part? > > Modifications put you in a responsible position . Hollis Bates, field > > engineer-retired In a message dated 12/16/02 5:13:25 > AM > > Eastern Standard Time, villyboor@xxxxxxxxx writes: > > > > > > > Subj:[TechAssist] Re: Horizontal output overheating. > > > Date:12/16/02 5:13:25 AM Eastern Standard Time > > > From:<A HREF="mailto:villyboor@xxxxxxxxx";>villyboor@xxxxxxxxx</A> > > > Reply-to:<A > HREF="mailto:techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";>techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx</A> > > > To:<A > HREF="mailto:techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";>techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx</A>, <A > HREF="mailto:techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";>techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx</A> > > > Sent from the Internet > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Villy Boor > > > Boorelec Durban > > > -- > > > Perhaps I am a wee bit off the topic but I have been finding many TVs > > > with troubles after the horizontal output has been changed. What I find > is > > > if you get the expensive manufacturers transistor all is well, the > generic > > > fails. My tip here is use 2, parallel them up and there is no need to > > > increase heat sinks as there will be less heat, the input inpedance > drops > > > so it is more stable, as yet after 2 years on sets where no faults were > > > found and the transistor failed, I have had no returns. Your comments > > > welcomed, Villy. > > > On Sun, 15 Dec 2002 08:13:25 > > > Paul Medvetz wrote: > > > >We have a Sony KV-32S35 , Set came in dead with shorted horiz.out, > > > reg.Q601 and Q602, Replaced Q601,Q602, Q502, VDR601,R607,C502.Set now > plays > > > but Q601,Q602, get very hot just after three minutes,This set was in > shop > > > two months ago for shorted flyback and horiz.out transistor.Don't want > to > > > leave it on any longer I know it will short again,Also I did go over > > > connections in horiz. thanks in advance for any help. > > > > > > > >Paul Medvetz > > > >TV- Service-CO. > > > >Hazleton,Pa. 18202 > > > >paulcho@xxxxxxxx > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------ > > > >Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > > > >http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > > > >------------------------------------------ > > > >To REMOVE your email address, click here: > > > > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > > > >To CHANGE your email address, click here: > > > > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________ > > > Get 25MB, POP3, Spam Filtering with LYCOS MAIL PLUS for $19.95/year. > > > http://login.mail.lycos.com/brandPage.shtml?pageId=plus&ref=lmtplus > > > ------------------------------------------ > > > Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > > > ------------------------------------------ > > > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > > > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > > > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > > > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > > ------------------------------------------ > > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > > > > > > ------------------------------------------ > Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > ------------------------------------------ > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html -- ------------------------------------------ Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html