David You can series a100 watt light bulb between the B+ and the B+ pin on the flyback,if the flyback is bad it will be real bright and it will protect your HOT. barrystv@xxxxxxx Barrys TV Ottawa Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Lessard" <mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 6:55 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA F31672ET - CTC187CJ - Squeals on plug-in > SMPS is working just fine, +B is 145VDC in standby. Replaced HOT, turned > TV "ON" and heard two snaps then the HOT blew again. Could this snapping > sound be an arcing flyback? Problem is test this problem, I really can't > adjust the +B because it's a SMPS. If I could limit the +B I could then > monitor the current, shutting down the +B before the HOT blows. Is there > any other way to check if the flyback is bad, I don't have REAL flyback > ringer, just my oscillator and scope. > > David Lessard > Alexandria Electronics > mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > -----Original Message----- > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of tvservice > Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 2:54 PM > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA F31672ET - CTC187CJ - Squeals on plug-in > > CR4106 #243636 diode > U4101 STK730-030 #223948 reg ic > Should I also come over and take the back off for you? > :>) he he > hth > Robert > tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > H & H Electronics Inc > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Lessard" <mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 1:08 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] RCA F31672ET - CTC187CJ - Squeals on plug-in > > > > This TV squeals upon plug-in. I know there's a short somewhere causing > > the chopper PS to squeal, question is where? Does anyone know what the > > common causes for this problem are? I don't have the TV on the bench > yet > > and I'm asking this question in advance. > > > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > > > > David Lessard > > > > Alexandria Electronics > > > > 50 Harrison Street > > > > P.O. Box 1366 > > > > Alexandria, Ontario. > > > > Canada > > > > K0C-1A0 > > > > mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -- > --- > > 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/