Make : RCA Chassis : CTC157 series. Problem : Shorts out Q2906 luma buffer every few days....customer hears a ZAP then set goes to washed out screen with retrace. I'm using ECG159 subs ( 2N3906 generics) Is there an intermittent short ( HK?) causing this or do I need a beefier buffer transistor to resist failure ? ========================== Jeff Stielau Shoreline Electronics Repair 344 East Main Street Clinton,CT 06413 860-399-1861 860-664-3535 (fax) jstielau@xxxxxxxx ========================== "If you push something hard enough it will fall over." Fudd's First Law of Opposition - Sir Sidney Fudd ***************************************************************************** Classifieds! Buy or Sell! http://sell.tech-assist.org The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/