Paul, Thank you so much! I didn't realize the difference between the 517 & the 517D. Checking my records, it seems that several months ago, my RCA distributor was out of the 217654 and sent a supply of BUH517. My friend in Alabama that called me about this uses the same supplier and got the same "subs." It is so good to finally understand why this was happening. The 2SD1556 does have the damper, so it all makes sense. Thanks for the information. Regards, Ken Smith Gulf Technical Services 3034 Gulf Breeze Parkway Gulf Breeze, FL 32563 850-934-8324 (Voice) 850-932-0819 (Fax) On Mon, 23 Dec 2002 16:36:22 -0600 "C&W Electronics" <c_w_electronics@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > Ken, > According to my records, the BUH517 pt number is 223942. This is a > horz > output, WITHOUT an internal damper. I think that the 217654 is > BUH517D, > which HAS an internal damper. Check it out, this may explain why the > transistor is running hot. > > I have ran into a few sets that have an internal AND an external > damper > diode, but never one that runs with NO damper diode. > > Paul W > C&W Electronics > Azle Texas > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <gulftech@xxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 12:00 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] RCA F32632SB Horizontal output transistor runs > hot. > > > > > > Techs, > > > > This set came in with a shorted HOT (Q4401/217654/BUH517). > Replaced HOT, > > checked driver transformer & C4306. Repaired TGP. HOT ran hot. > Tried > > two other transistors. Also ran hot. These were RCA originals. > Pulled > > one from a working set. Also ran hot. At the suggestion of a > friend, > > put in a 2SD1556. Runs cool as can be. > > > > Don't claim to understand why. Just reporting the facts. > > > > > > Ken Smith > > Gulf Technical Services > > 3034 Gulf Breeze Parkway > > Gulf Breeze, FL 32563 > > 850-934-8324 (Voice) 850-932-0819 (Fax) > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today > > Only $9.95 per month! > > Visit www.juno.com > > ------------------------------------------ > > Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > > ------------------------------------------ > > 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 > > > ------------------------------------------ > Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > ------------------------------------------ > 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 > > ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com ------------------------------------------ Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html ------------------------------------------ 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