What does the voltage at the cathode of CR4118 measure under load? Bob Waterman, CET® #RI-28 Master Technician License #9109 Service Manager Gemini Computer, TV, & Security Alarms (508)695-7302 (508)695-7769 FAX geminitv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx geminitv@xxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "harry fogarty" <snoopys2002@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 7:42 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA CTC 169 GM shutdown > > Had changed cr4118 diode.Same problem. > > > > Harry Fogarty, Prince Rupert Repairs, Prince Rupert,British Columbia Canada > > > >From: Robert Herring <tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Reply-To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA CTC 169 GM shutdown > >Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 16:21:26 -0800 (PST) > > > > > >Change CR4118 diode for +14 volt supply #164590 > >Robert > >tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > harry fogarty <snoopys2002@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >The model number on this set is F31221WN.This set seems to have an > >intermiting problem.After i changed the leaky cap,the shutdown problem seem > >to be gone.Once it is unpluged again,itseems to be pulsesating again.Thanks > >for your help Jerry.I am just thinking if there is still some bad solder in > >there somewheres.I am gonna recheck the boards again to see. > > > >Harry Fogarty > >Prince Rupert Repairs > >Prince Rupert B.C. > >Canada > > > > > > > > > > >From: "Jerry" > > >Reply-To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >To: > > >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA CTC 169 GM shutdown > > >Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 19:07:37 -0500 > > > > > > > > >Harry, > > > Can you supply more details on this set. CTC169GM doesn't show up in > > >the parts finder program. Is this a direct view or projection chassis? > > >The > > >model number would help. It's important to note that this power supply > >has > > >two modes of operation, standby and run. You should have +140 , +15 and > >+7 > > >and the audio supply(s) in either standby or run mode. If the +140 is > > >about > > >right and the +15 is at least +12 volts in standby mode, the power supply > > >is > > >probably OK. > > > > > >Jerry Eiting geiting@xxxxxxxxxx > > >Christians Electronic Service > > >Piqua, Ohio > > > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "harry fogarty" > > >To: > > >Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 6:31 PM > > >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA CTC 169 GM shutdown > > > > > > > > >| > > >| I found c143 leaking.Got 140 volts at the hot.I now hear a faint > >bussing > > >in > > >| the powersupply, i beleive to be a bad diode.Still now sound no pix > > >| > > >| Harry Fogarty > > >| Prince Rupert Repairs > > >| Prince Rupert B.C. > > >| Canada > > >| > > >| >From: "Jerry" > > >| >Reply-To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >| >To: > > >| >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA CTC 169 GM shutdown > > >| >Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 18:15:56 -0500 > > >| > > > >| > > > >| >Check the +15 volt supply, replace it's rect. diode CR4118 part number > > >| >164590. Also, if this is a projection set, check the hv dist. box part > > >| >number 205064. Other items would be the box caps off the HOT. > > >| >Jerry Eiting geiting@xxxxxxxxxx > > >| >Christians Electronic Service > > >| >Piqua, Ohio > > >| > > > >| > > > >| >----- Original Message ----- > > >| >From: "harry fogarty" > > >| >To: > > >| >Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 2:26 PM > > >| >Subject: [TechAssist] RCA CTC 169 GM shutdown > > >| > > > >| > > > >| >| > > >| >| > > >| >| I just got this rca in here.The customer complaint was it would not > > >come > > >| >| on.when i put it on my bench,it came on right a way.I turned it off > > >for > > >| >abit > > >| >| and went to turn it on again it wouldn`t come back on.I had found > >some > > >| >bad > > >| >| solder in the power supply and repaired it.The set then would > > >pulsesate > > >| >| about three times then would shutdown.I had changed the caps in the > > >| >| powersupply and now it would imediatly go to shutdown with out > > >| >pulsesating.I > > >| >| am hoping that someone had ran into this problem before tat 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