Like Al said, check the caps. No problems with generics from reputable suppliers. Occasionally a bad CRT will arc and take out these chips but the timing caps are much more common. Leonard Caillouet Electronics World Gainesville, FL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Webster TV" <webstertv@xxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 5:00 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Sony KV-27EXR15 > Sony Techs, > > I have this Sony in the shop for dead set symptom.Don't get too many Sonys > in to repair in my area. Found numerous poor solder connections in the power > supply circuit, and also defective IC 651 (STRS6301A) Power Conv. IC. > Replaced IC with a generic, I know I should have replaced it with a Sony > original, but didn't have one in stock, and also customer doesn't want to > spend over $75.00 on the repair, and I'm sure the original would up the > repair cost considerbley. The question I have, is the set runs fine now, > except the IC runs extremely hot, almost too hot to touch.I noticed the > board is discolored around the IC, so it's been running hot before, and the > heatsink is quite large, so it must get pretty warm, but how hot is too hot. > Is this normal for this IC? Or is there something that causes this IC to run > hot? Or is it because of the generic? > > TIA > Dan Webster > Webster's TV > Shullsburg, Wi. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/