RCA critical safety caps are superior to generic replacements... Been there and done that....I learned.... Bill Grabowski Triangle Appliance Kenosha,WI 53142 Kevin wrote: > To me the 'exact replacement' has the same numbers on it. In most cases > the OEM gets them from the same manufacturer as the generic parts > supplier does. I have had good success using the so-called generics and > they are cheaper. > > Kevin Wilks > Kevin's TV & Video Repair > Penticton BC Canada > kevintv@xxxxxxx > > > -----Original Message----- > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Intrepid Video > Support > Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 2:33 PM > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA CTC177BP2, questions about the pincushion > capacitor > > Kevin, > You say "Replaced same with exact replacement "...now, this makes one > think you used OEM... > So, you used a generic... > I suggest using the RCA part number. > Jeff > -- > Intrepid Video TV/VCR Repair > 263 S Front St, Steelton PA 17113 > 717-939-7708; (F) 717-564-4952 > www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin" <kevintv@xxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 4:25 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA CTC177BP2, questions about the pincushion > capacitor > > > It was not an RCA part; it was just a 'generic' D1885. I just put in a > C5297 and it is working fine...so far. > > Kevin Wilks > Kevin's TV & Video Repair > Penticton BC Canada > kevintv@xxxxxxx > > > -----Original Message----- > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Intrepid Video > Support > Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 7:25 PM > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA CTC177BP2, questions about the pincushion > capacitor > > Kevin, > Did 'exact replacement' come in a SK bag, or with the RCA number....be > sure to use one with the RCA > numbers... > Jeff > -- > Intrepid Video TV/VCR Repair > 263 S Front St, Steelton PA 17113 > 717-939-7708; (F) 717-564-4952 > www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin" <kevintv@xxxxxxx> > To: "TECH-ASSIST" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 3:45 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] RCA CTC177BP2, questions about the pincushion > capacitor > > > Here is one for you RCA experts out there. Set came in with shorted > HOT, D1885. Replaced same with exact replacement that had lighter and > different white printing on the case of the transistor. Set fired up > with HV and HOT instantly blew. Replaced with C5297 and set came on > this time with washed out picture with retrace lines and severe > pincushion problem on the sides. The picture also filled the screen > slowly from the sides, making it appear to have a voltage regulation > problem. The width would also vary when the screen was adjusted. Pin > one of the STK measured -40.3 volts, well within specs. Not a voltage > regulation problem. Found and replaced the pincushion capacitor, C4407, > a 47nF blue cap that was open and bulged. All problems go away. > FLABBERGASTED. > > Now my question is two fold: Would this one pincushion cap cause all > these problems including causing the HOT to short? And could my > original HOT that I installed been a fake? > > I have a second RCA set (two in one day), a CTC187CN3 that had a shorted > HOT as well, a BUH517. I found a bad connection on the same pincushion > cap (this time a 41nF cap). The customer also complained about having > trouble getting the set to come on, and then when it did, the video > would go off and on. So far it is working fine on my test bench with a > new BUH517 installed and the bad connection repaired. Could this same > cap have caused these 3 problems as well? Thanks for listening. > > Kevin Wilks > Kevin's TV & Video Repair > Penticton BC Canada > kevintv@xxxxxxx > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ----- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ----- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ----- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ----- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > -- ***************************** Bill Grabowski Triangle Appliance Kenosha,Wi 53142 262-694-6500 262-694-6523 fax bgrabowski@xxxxxxxxx ***************************** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". 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