These parts are blowing up because your set has no voltage feedback to control stk730-xxx.I fixed a problem like this about 8 years ago only one I've ever seen. I found cracked land close to one pin of the switch mode power xformer I think it was pin 7. Anyway its the one used for feed back. Hope this helps. Ken Gardner Larson TV Houston TX ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Bailey" <baileystv@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "TechAssist" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 3:59 PM Subject: [TechAssist] RCA F35675MB CTC187CL3 "Smokes" C4105,C4107 > > Hi Techs, > MODEL: F35675MB > CHASSIS: CTC187CL3 > PROBLEM: Smokes the 10uf/200v & 100uf/250 Filter as soon as the ac is > pluged into the wall outlet, first it will smoke the 10uf first replace it > then 100uf smokes, > I have replaced cr4106 diode and the STK730-150 REG. and xformer IHVT. > WE Isolated the 140v lines by unsoldering pin 3 of xformer and connection to > the driver transformer and replaced filters and STK730-150 Reg and they > still smoked.I havent found anything in the smps bad also have taken > resistance measurements to ground no problems yet.Parts are blowing before I > can get any kind of measurments I changed the U4102 12V STBY REG no change > if anybody has a tip or suggestion on how to isolate the load so I can make > volt. test on reg before it blows would be appreciated. > P.S I have went through 3 sets of parts on this dog! > > Jim Bailey > Bailey's TV Sales & Service > Buckhannon, WV 26201 > baileystv@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > ------------------------------------------ > 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