Hi Guys . This one came in with the HOT shorted . I replaced it and the tv played for about 10 hrs with everything looking good but all of a sudden I noticed the picture flash and an arking sound so I turned it off . I turnedit back on after hooking up the scope and it has played for about another 5 hrs or so with no problems whatsoever . I shouldn't have turned it off but it wasn't connected to the issolation transformer and couldn't hook the scope to it . The HOT wasn't even getting warm and it's collector pulseis good with a B+ of 129.8v , 1119 volts peak tp peak and frequency of 15,734 . It's delta time is 11.8us with a good symmetrical pulse shape and looks clean , no ringing . Before I replaced the HOT I did a ringer load testand ran the set with the TVA92 and all measurements looked good . I knowthe HOT is being taken out by something but what I don't know . This one has a FTH29001 flyback and I did notice the yoke has a higher than normal buzzing sound but no signs of arking when I removed it . I looked in wins tips but nothing on that model for a HOT failure . If anyone has encounteredthe same problem or has a tip or suggestion on this one I would appreciate it ? Thanks Barry . Barry Appleby Burin Tv Repair , Burin Nf [709]891-2356 . burintv@xxxxxxxxxxx[1] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com[2]. --- Links --- 1 mailto:burintv@xxxxxxxxxxx 2 'http://g.msn.com/1HM301601/10' ------------------------------------------ Make your TechAssist database better! Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ ------------------------------------------ To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the SUBJECT field to the address above.