Most likely the problem I am having now is something that was gonna happen anyway, and had impecible timing. It failed at the right moment to really piss me off-----Or by having the crt module off, it caused another problem--not sure yet, and me and the set are not on friendly enough terms for me to look at it yet. I got friendlier fish to fry. Jeff Lyles TV and Appliance 17 S Washington St Elkhorn, Wi. 53121 ph 262-723-3477 fax 262-723-3658 tech@xxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary McCartney" <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 12:13 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA PTK169PGB P52738WK injected problem--I think > > Jeff, I'm not familiar with this situation. Are you saying that having > the CRT modules disconnected when running the set will cause the > convergance chips to blow? How about on a CTC178 chassis, will the same > thing happen? The CTC178 I've been working on has been fired up without > the CRT boards on. The vertical ouput IC smoked but I haven't found out > why yet. I hope I don't have any convergance damage besides. (I only > work on this set when caught up with other work). > > Thanks. > > > > Gary McCartney > > McCartney Electronics > 7134 Fife Rd, RR 7 > Guelph Ontario Canada N1H 6J4 > Fax: (519)821-1530 > email: gary (at) number63.ca > > > > > > > > > > > Lyles Tv wrote: > > > > Jeesh--I can blame this one on the telephone--kinda. Set came in dead--chirps. I replaced all the normal (for me) parts in the PS and HOT circuit. Set fired up fine and played for2 days while I waited for the HV splitter to arrive, as I allways replace these on virgin sets to eliminate repeats. While replacing it, I pulled off the red crt module to give me more room to work with---big mistake---between the time I started to replace the splitter, and finished reinstalling it, I had 3 phone calls. Of course this eliminated my "Don't forget the crt module" post it note I put in my mind----gone. I fired it up with the module off and the first thing I notice is that is out of convrgence (horizontal) and in the next instant realize that there is no red. I immediatly assume I had crushed the red anode lead in the splitter (even though this is an original replacement and normally this don't happen with those) I pull the red anode to see no problem, and only then notice th > e > > red crt module laying there. Reassemble all and still have no horizontal convergence. red and blue move, but are to far out to be pulled in. I have 11VDC going into pins of the 3 amp IC's on the convergence board (U8201, 202, 203) but nothing coming out. Before I pull the schematics--I am fishing for a common problem first. > > TIA > > Jeff > > Lyles TV and Appliance > > 17 S Washington St > > Elkhorn, Wi. 53121 > > ph 262-723-3477 > > fax 262-723-3658 > > tech@xxxxxxxxxxx > > ------------------------------------------ > > 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 > > ------------------------------------------ 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