C4403 comes to mind Phillip R Hull STET phil245@xxxxxxxxxxxxx FAX 517--569-3075 Professional Technicians only ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip Bader" <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 2:49 PM Subject: [TechAssist] RCA CTC169 HOT shorts instantly at power on. > Helping another shop. Don't know if this is a direct view or PTV yet. > But: HOT blows instantly at turn on. This is an RCA dealer, so I assume > (bad to do) he has done the usual scan caps, used an OEM HOT,etc. > I had a PTK169 that did the exact thing even after replacing most all > the scan diodes and caps, rebuilt the smas,etc. Turned out to be a > shorted blue CRT. After disconnecting all three anodes one at a time to > them we narrowed it to the blue CRT. > Maybe this one has a bad one. Any other senerios with instant HOT > destruction at turn on? > Thanks, > Phil Bader > -- > Philip Bader > Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976) > 3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880 > Fax (863) 299-8821 > email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > For Professional Technicians Only > > **************************************************************************** * > 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/ > > ***************************************************************************** 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/