Saw a lot of these CTC187's on here and they all had the same problem with the hot running too hot. I never did see a total solution for the problem. I know I had one and changed every part I could in the horizontal circuit and still didn't fix the problem. Hope you find the solution finally. Al Marquardt ampm@xxxxxxx Al Marquardt Electronic Repair 206 W Main Girardville Pa. 17935 ----- Original Message ----- From: "becyn" <becyn@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 7:35 PM Subject: [TechAssist] RCA F31672 (CTC187CLU) HOT is HOT > Hello all, > Gotta stop taking failed customer repairs! This guy had removed the SMPS > transformer among other things! > > Anyway, after replacing the stk730-150 and the 10uf cap, HOT and soldering > a cold joint on the h drive trans, it works. > > However the BU517 generic I put in there runs almost too hot to touch > after 5 minutes. No RCA bulletins about it. > Anyone have any experience with this problem ? > > Jim McVey > McVey Alltronix > 327 Broadway > Newburgh N.Y. 12550 > > Factory authorized > service for over 20 > major brands. > 845 561 8383 > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/