Joe, What's the model number and suffix on the chassis? You should be including all this information. I never heard of the STK730-080 and can't find the rating for it. Did you mean STK730-030? What was the original REG? Jeff FAX 717-564-4952 Jeff Dougherty Intrepid Video & Electronics Be careful of your thoughts. 501 Luther Rd They may become your words Harrisburg, PA 17111 any moment. 717-909-8844 VCR tips, electronics info & general interest. www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net www.thetoolcaddy.com www.9-11-2001tragedy.com *********************************************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Batchelor" <jbc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 2:08 PM Subject: [TechAssist] RCA CTC187 STK730-0xx I have a CTC187 that I replaced the chopper IC with an STK730-080 about a month ago. It came back with the STK shorted. I assumed the 080 would be a better replacement, but this time I put my thermometer on it and it is running too hot. My meter over ranges at 150F so I do not know exactly how hot it was. The set runs normally, B+ is 140.6 I added a CPU fan to test and the set has been running for several hours. Perhaps I just have a bad batch of STK's. I have been running into several replacement horizontal outputs that run too hot. Has anyone used the STK730-080 without problems? Joe Batchelor CET TX-80 ------------------------------------------ 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/