you wouldn't want to deviate from the actual parts on this set.....you need to change the U4101, the 3 caps surrounding the U4101, and the actual RCA zener.....once you get these parts in , plug it in, don't turn it on, but check the B+ on the secondary side of the low voltage transformer, must be less than 150 DC.....good luck In a message dated 1/31/2002 12:03:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, number63@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > > > I have a shorted chopper so I pulled CR4122 (3.0 V zener) to check it. > Checked ok but I lost it. I only have a 3.3V 1 Watt zener in stock. Is > this too far out of tolerance to use? I hate to have to wait for a parts > order to come in just for this but I will if 3.0V is absolutely > important. Will 3.3V zener bias the chopper too high? > -- > > > > Gary McCartney > > McCartney Electronics > 7134 Fife Rd, RR 7 > Guelph Ontario Canada N1H 6J4 > Fax: (519)821-1530 > email: number63@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ------------------- Don's TV Hut 863-668-9033 donstvrepair@xxxxxxx ------------------------------------------ Make your TechAssist database better! Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ ------------------------------------------ To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the SUBJECT field to the address above.