Perry, thanks for the reply, I have the manual and I`ve worked on quite a few of these but I`ve never seen one with this problem, I`ve checked R4150 and the zener and both are good I believe the problem is with the feedback pulses, I`ve changed U4101 twice with oem parts I read on another site that cr4106 is supposed to have approx. the same voltage on it`s cathode as cr4101(10.5v) but cr4106 has .3-.6 volts but the diode checked good (changed it anyway) still has the same problem, I`ll keep at it and post the fix when I find it, thanks, Larry E Electric Medic wrote: >Larry: > >Pin 16 of U4101 is low and or not stable. > >Here are the standby voltages for the regulator IC U4101. >pin 1 0.03V PWM Control >pin 2 0.27V Duty Cycle Control >pin 3 0.06V Current Sense >pin 4,5,12,13 GND >pin 6 2.30V E in >pin 7 2.88V S in >pin 8 0.01V C2 >pin 9 1.13V Slow Start >pin 10 2.50V C0 >pin 11 10.8V R0 >pin 14 0.58V Output >pin 15 10.9V V+ >pin 16 10.8V Vcc > >If you supply 10.8 volts to pin 16 of U4101 does pin 14 of U4101 output the >correct >waveform? > >Check the value of all the components that are connected to pin 16. Check >R4150 (22 ohm surface mount) it will keep pin 16 low. U4101 should start >around 10 volts. Also check CR4122, 3v zener. > >Perry Bower, (EHEER) Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Repairer >Electric Medic >"It's Cheaper to Keep Her" >http://www.electricmedic.com >Free Electronic Screensaver: >http://www.eyetide.com/download/?s=O3OfmSLHXygGHCv1W6Gz3Bgjtq3DNNMNdcKsYSVGC >3850 Washington Road Suite 5b >Augusta, Georgia 30907 >Phone: 706-8MEDIC4 (863-3424) >Phone: 706-863-3474 >Fax: 706-863-2316 >mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Larry Eastman >Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 5:05 PM >To: techassist >Subject: [TechAssist] RCA Projection PTK169PTA U4101 problems (no >standby voltages) > > >Hi Guys, I`ve got this 169 PTA light box in the shop that`s got no >secondary voltages, >obviously I`ve got a problem with U4101 not driving the chopper. Set >came in with fuse, >R4001 surge resistor, chopper, and U4101 shorted, replaced (with oem >parts) these >parts as well as C4102,4104, 4108, Cr4118 and now I don`t have any >regulated B+ standby >voltages. Raw B+ is at 160 volts, checked all parts between pin 14 of >U4101 and base of chopper >pulled CR4116 to unload the reg. B+ to the HOT and still can`t get U4101 >to send pulses to base of chopper, I have the fluctuating 7-9 volts on >pin 16 of U4101 and it`s on cathode of CR4101 >but voltage only reads .3 volts on cathode of CR4106 and supposedly the >cathodes of these >2 diodes are supposed to be within 1 volt of each other, I assume this >is where my problem >is but can`t find it, I`ve pulled J1903 from the audio board and J1001 >from the PTV aux board >so they are not the problem, any ideas??? I don`t have any at this >point, tia, Larry E >Larry Eastman >American TV & Electronics >Crystal River, Fl. 34428 >www.tvjunkyard.com > >**************************************************************************** >* >Classifieds! Buy or Sell! >http://sell.tech-assist.org >The Tech Address Book: >http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm >Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: >http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm >Lost Password: >http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". >Email Archives: >//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > >***************************************************************************** >Classifieds! Buy or Sell! >http://sell.tech-assist.org >The Tech Address Book: >http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm >Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: >http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm >Lost Password: >http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". >Email Archives: >//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > ***************************************************************************** Classifieds! Buy or Sell! http://sell.tech-assist.org The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/