Good advice Walter has given you. Also be sure to check the emitter resistor off of the HOT. It seems to always go high in value when the HOT shorts. I think is is a .24 ohm (point 24). Good luck. Daryl Daryl's TV 3310 Dyer St. El Paso, TX 79930 915-565-9184 915-564-1024 Fax dthunhurst@xxxxxxx http://dynacomp.freeyellow.com -----Original Message----- From: walter wood <wwood_38478@xxxxxxxxx> To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Monday, June 02, 2003 8:47 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA CTC 130 A blows H.O.T. >Bruce, The tuner control module is likely the >problem on this oldie. >PTS sent a notice out many years ago stating thus. >There is a cap on the solder side (tack soldered in >a sleave) that you simply cut out and throw away. >Also resolder ALL the stakes around the edges of >the board(MTTxxx). >I'm not in my old shop right now and cannot be more >specific. >Hopefully, someone else will take this up. >If not, I will try to find those old buletins >tonight. >HTH >Walter >--- Bruce Tiedeman <btied@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> RCA CTC 130A (Note this chassis has no PW VIPUR >> Supply) Blows H.O.T >> repeatedly >> >> Changed the H.O.T transistor and checked flyback >> OK. Checked caps in the H.V >> section OK. Soldered the driver transistor and >> transformer. The driver pulse >> is there but is pulsing. I can't remember how to >> trouble shoot this supply >> so it does not pulse trying to start. I want to >> variac the B+ at start up to >> monitor the driver pulse. >> thanks for any info, >> Bruce. >> >> B&T Electronics >> 139 Margaret St >> Sarnia Ontario >> Canada >> N7T 2Y3 >> 519 344 1850 >> >> >> >*************************************************************************** ** >> The Tech Address Book: >> >http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.html >> Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your >> Email Address: >> http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html >> Lost Password: >> http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your >> Login Info?". >> Email Archives: >> //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > >===== >Walter Wood >Future Tech Home Center >2786 Hwy. 43 N. >Lawrenceburg Tn. 38464 >931-829-3337 >Fax 931-829-4044 >mailto:wwood_38478@xxxxxxxxx > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). >http://calendar.yahoo.com >*************************************************************************** ** >The Tech Address Book: >http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.html >Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: >http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html >Lost Password: >http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". >Email Archives: >//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > ***************************************************************************** The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.html Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/