[TechAssist] Re: RCA CTC169, 31", flyback tested good but was bad

  • From: Kevin <kevintv@xxxxxxx>
  • To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2005 22:44:54 -0800

I have seen 3 bad flybacks on CTC169's since 1998, and I am a small
one-man home based business.  My business name brings my fair share of
TV's though, which probably makes up for it.  

Kevin Wilks
Kevin's TV & Video Repair
Penticton BC Canada
kevintv@xxxxxxx 
 

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[mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of al m
Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 5:54 PM
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Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA CTC169, 31", flyback tested good but was
bad

Never had one.
Al Marquardt
ampm@xxxxxxx
Al Marquardt Electronic Repair
206 W Main
Girardville Pa. 17935
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From: "Electric Medic" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 7:29 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA CTC169, 31", flyback tested good but was
bad


> You know it's funny how shops see different problems. I don't think I
have
> ever had a bad Flyback on a CTC169, and rarely on the CTC177 or CTC187
> although we work on them all the time. I might have had a arching one
or 
> two
> but never causing a dead set with no other symptom. Now, on the CTC197
or
> the CTC195, or CTC203 they are bad many times. Do you all get bad
fly's on
> the CTC169 or PTK169 and very often? I don't think I even stock one
for 
> them
> but stock duplicates on all the other RCA chassis.
>
> Perry Bower
> Electric Medic
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of terry goldstein
> Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 5:34 PM
> To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA CTC169, 31", flyback tested good but was
> bad
>
>
> RCA flybacks are noted for that , we ran across an rca 32gt740 , 
> CTC203ca12
> parts finder lists the flyback as a 257151, bursma says they are on a
2 
> week
> back order, we called vance baldwin and they said that that part don't
go
> into that set , you should use a 244247, so i ordered it , we looked
it 
> over
> and the original said 28kv on the transformer and the replacement says

> 32kv,
> now i think i know why they go out so much and beleive it or not they
both
> check the same, so you can't depend upon your checker to be telling
you 
> the
> truth when it comes to rca transformers this set is running cool as a
> cucumber now , only thing is you have to inlarge hole for focus and
screen
> control on the back slide housing
> tgolds5559@xxxxxxxx
> Terry's TV & electronics
> 212 Bank ST
> Oak Harbor Ohio 43449
> (419) 898-9641
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kevin" <kevintv@xxxxxxx>
> To: "TECH-ASSIST" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 3:50 PM
> Subject: [TechAssist] RCA CTC169, 31", flyback tested good but was bad
>
>
>> The HOT shorted instantly at turn on.  All the timing caps, P/S caps,
B+
>> and horizontal frequency tested good.  The flyback tested good with
the
>> ring test, and the HR Diemens tester which tests the diodes and HV
out.
>> I finally subbed the flyback out with a known good one and the set
>> worked.  My question is how could the flyback test good 2 different
ways
>> and still be bad?  I guess the final and best test is substitution.
>>
>> Kevin Wilks
>> Kevin's TV & Video Repair
>> Penticton BC Canada
>> kevintv@xxxxxxx
>>
>>
>>
>>
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