What is the importance of the bent loops on these? Curios! ================================= Jeff Stielau Shoreline Electronics Repair 344 East Main Street Clinton,CT 06413 (860)399-1861 (860)664-3535 FAX jstielau@xxxxxxxx ================================= ----- Original Message ----- From: <gulftech@xxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 4:12 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Panasonic CT27G31U Chassis AEDP272 regulator IC801 runs very hot > Dominic, > > Try replacing the STK730-020 with a -030. Higher current, may run > cooler. I have been using -090 to replace almost any in the series, > without any problems. Those do run hot. What normally happens is it > gets hot enough to cause the connections to crack on the board and blow > the regulator. Make sure you clean the heat sink and use new heat > compound. Also, those regulators come with a loop bent in each leg. > Don't straighen them; they are important. > > HTH, > > > Ken Smith > Gulf Technical Services > 3034 Gulf Breeze Parkway > Gulf Breeze, FL 32563 > 850-934-8324 (Voice) 850-932-0819 (Fax) > > > On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 14:09:15 EST MDileo0000@xxxxxxx writes: > > Hi Folks, > > > > I serviced this for a shorted regulator, IC801 and blown primary > > fuse 3 > > months ago and it is back with the same failure. I replaced the > > regulator, > > STK730-020, once again and the run voltages are normal, but the > > regulator is too hot > > to lay my finger on. I have had a few of these recently and all seem > > to have > > hot regulators. Is there something causing this or is it normal? > > Could not find > > anything in the archives or members tips. If someone could upload to > > the > > members area a schematic of any Panasonic/Quasar that uses this > > regulator, it would > > be appreciated. Thanks again, > > > > Dominic DiLeo > > Atlantic TV > > Freeport, Maine > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > Lost Password: > > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > Email Archives: > > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! > Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! > Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > 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/