Armando, Did you check for an intermittent connection on the Horz. drive transformer and associated drive circuit path back to the IC? Also check the 1uf cap off the drive transistor. Glenn Larkman Audiotech 256 Nth Hwy 101 ENCINITAS CA 92024 760 944 9048 FAX 944 0345 mail to"mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" "www.audiotech.net" ----- Original Message ----- From: "armando guerra" <birdie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 12:33 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Sony 35"tv Model KV-35S45\repeat failure of reg & hot. This set came in dead.I found shorted or open the following parts. Hot=2SC5148 Reg=MX0841 R607 VDR 601 VDR602. After replacing all.I ran the set for about 10min,turned off the set and touched the hot to see how hot it getting.It was warm but not hot.I then ran it again and after 45 min,set turned off.Checked and found the reg,hot,shorted again and the R607 wasopen. The flyback rings ok . Any idea's or tips on this problem?I checked just about everything in the ps bd and did not find any more parts open or shorted.This tv has the PS bd seperate from the main ckt bd.It does not use the switching transistors Q601\602. Thanks for any and all the help. Mando Birdie's TV & Electronics Casa Grande, AZ **************************************************************************** * 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/