You may want to check the little coil thats in the base ckt of the hot for cold solders. Also,resolder the ground tabs at the hot heat sink. Mando Birdie's TV & Electronics Casa Grande, AZ Hermantvr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Just got in an RCA model F31672 (CTC187) with the Horizontal Output > Transistor shorted. Found nothing else ...not even a fuse. Good clean pulse, > @ proper Frequency, running cool @ close to 1184VPP and 140.2 vdc @ collector > of HOT. > CRT Checks good.....cannot find any reason for HOT to short. Thought that > possibly one of you guys might have had a similar problem. > > Tommy Herman > Herman TV > 250 School Ave SW > Taylorsville, N.C. 28681 > 828-632-58322 Voice > 828-632-3880 Fax > hermantvr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ------------------------------------------ > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > ------------------------------------------ > ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** > Submit Repair Tips here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html ------------------------------------------ ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/