The unit went dead and would "whine" in standby. The HOT shorted and was stressing the SMPS. Customer unplugged it before the smps shorted I assume. I found Q401 HOT shorted . Usually I see coil L401 with bad solder.This L401 condition caused a shorted HOT in another CTC203 this week. This coil's solder looks good. Anything else I need to check before I destroy a good HOT? Phil Bader -- Philip Bader Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976) 3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880 Fax (863) 299-8821 email: philbad@xxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------ 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/