Bil, Different chassis use different values. Paul Westcott Kingsway Electronics 1090 Kingsway Sudbury, Ontario Canada Phone 705 566-9290 Fax 705 566-5349 westcott@xxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bil Green" <tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Paul Westcott" <westcott@xxxxxxx> Cc: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 1:28 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Power MOSFET - Huge Flash > Hi Paul, > > Thanks. I checked the original resistors (one was marked 360k, > not 380k) and these 2 checked OK before the transistor blew out > again. Is there supposed to be a 380k also? (maybe I missed that > one). > > Bil > > PC 1000 > M-Pulse 5000 magnetic pulse generator > http://magpulser.com > Mammoth Lakes, CA > 760-924-1000 > > > > Friday, July 29, 2005, 6:20:37 AM, you wrote: > > PW> Bil, > PW> Check for an open R14146 (380 k) or R14145 (270 k) > PW> If these are bad, the MOSFET will literally explode when the set is plugged > PW> in. > PW> HTH > PW> Paul Westcott > PW> Kingsway Electronics > PW> 1090 Kingsway > PW> Sudbury, Ontario > PW> Canada > PW> Phone 705 566-9290 > PW> Fax 705 566-5349 > PW> westcott@xxxxxxx > PW> ----- Original Message ----- > PW> From: "Bil Green" <tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx> > PW> To: ".TECHASSIST @ freelists . org" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > PW> Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 4:30 AM > PW> Subject: [TechAssist] Power MOSFET - Huge Flash > > > >> I replaced a shorted MOSFET (driver in SMPS) and other parts > >> (listed below) and as soon as the set was plugged in there was a > >> huge flash (arcing) observed at the MOSFET and it shorted > >> immediately. > >> > >> There is carbon between the metal clip and the plastic front (not > >> the backside, and there is no crack visible in the plastic) of > >> the MOSFET. I don't want to power it up again until I have a clue > >> as to what is likely causing this (the original one didn't do > >> this). > >> > >> I did use a TDA4605-2 (instead of -3) for U14101, and I can't > >> imagine this caused enough voltage (thousands?) to create this > >> large arc. > >> > >> With less AC voltage the set probably won't start so I rather not > >> use this method. > >> > >> RCA PTV > >> model P61929 > >> chassis PTK195ST > >> > >> Q101 (MOSFET) shorted > >> U14101 melted > >> R14125 burned > >> > >> Replaced 3 other resistors as recommended (checked OK) > >> > >> Bil > >> > >> PC 1000 > >> M-Pulse 5000 magnetic pulse generator > >> http://magpulser.com > >> Mammoth Lakes, CA > >> 760-924-1000 > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > PW> --- > >> This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm > >> Set Vacation > PW> 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/ > >> > > PW> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----- > PW> This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm > PW> Set Vacation mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation > PW> Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > PW> Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > This Email List is Public. 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 Public. 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/