Al, I also have been using the ecg or nte 159 and no call backs yet, as long as it not a cheap gen. The Ecg Or NTE has been just a good as the RCA . John Conti,sTV Texas >From: "al m" <ampm@xxxxxxx> >Reply-To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA 169 G35830WK retrace lines/red screen @ turn >off >Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 20:48:56 -0400 > >I've been using the ECG159 and no call back yet. >Al Marquardt >ampm@xxxxxxx >Al Marquardt Electronic Repair >206 W Main >Girardville Pa. 17935 >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Bill Grabowski" <bgrabowski@xxxxxxxxx> >To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 8:25 PM >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA 169 G35830WK retrace lines/red screen @ turn >off > > > > Usually when the Q2906 is bad it'll read 200 ohms or less E to B. You > > can use a NTE/ECG 159 temporarily. > > > > ********************** > > Bill Grabowski > > Triangle Appliance > > 3813 Roosevelt Rd > > Kenosha WI 53142 > > 262-694-6500 > > 262-694-6523 fax > > bgrabowski@xxxxxxxxx > > ********************** > > > > > > Larry E wrote: > > > >>Hi Guys, this 35" RCA has a strange problem, set comes on with widely > >>spaced retraces lines that will not > >>adjust out with the screen control, I`m hoping this is Q2906 (which I`m > >>ordering today) but the voltages on it > >>were real close so it may not be the problem, the wierd problem is at > >>channel change or turn off the screen gets bright red, I swapped the >blue > >>and red driver transistors on the crt board with no change, checked tube > >>on Sencore CR 70, reads ok, Any ideas ? tia, Larry E > >> > >>Larry Eastman > >>American TV & Electronics > >>Crystal River, Fl. 34428 > >> > >>----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>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/ _________________________________________________________________ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/