I get the transformers from a local electronics supplier. Ronnie Alston Alston's TV & Electronic Service 110 North Third Street Ozark, Ark. 72949 479-667-2220 Fax 479-667-2220 raalston@xxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "ERIC DERENG" <cctv-vcr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 9:53 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sony KV35V36 Blue screen with retrace(bad tube) > > Sounds good! Where do we find these little lifesavers? > > Carson City TV-VCR > 2164 E Hwy 50 > Carson City, NV 89701 > (775)887-9089 > fax (775)887-1067 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ronnie Alston" <raalston@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 1:41 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sony KV35V36 Blue screen with retrace(bad tube) > > > > > > What you probably have is a heater to cathode short, one side of the > heater > > volt source goes to ground so therefore the cathode is shorted to ground! > > The key point of the filament transformer is that the secondary side of > the > > transformer is a "floating" filament volt supply, it is "isolated", not > tied > > to ground, therefore this eliminates the path to ground, this has been a > fix > > for this type of problem for ages. Works great! Hope this helps! > > > > Ronnie Alston > > Alston's TV & Electronic Service > > 110 North Third Street > > Ozark, Ark. 72949 > > 479-667-2220 > > Fax 479-667-2220 > > raalston@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "ERIC DERENG" <cctv-vcr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 10:18 AM > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sony KV35V36 Blue screen with retrace(bad tube) > > > > > > > > > > We're a little bewildered about the whole isolation transformer on the > > > heater thing...please expound. > > > > > > Carson City TV-VCR > > > 2164 E Hwy 50 > > > Carson City, NV 89701 > > > (775)887-9089 > > > fax (775)887-1067 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Shoreline Electronics" <jstielau@xxxxxxxx> > > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 5:35 AM > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sony KV35V36 Blue screen with retrace(bad > tube) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The isolation transformer is the way to go. Had to use them several > > > times > > > > on the Sony's with NO callbacks. > > > > > > > > > > > > Jeff Stielau > > > > Shoreline Electronics Repair > > > > 125 Beech Tree Lane > > > > Westbrook, CT 06498 > > > > 860-399-1861 > > > > 860-664-3535 (fax) > > > > jstielau@xxxxxxxx > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Barry MacInnes" <foxhole@xxxxxxxxx> > > > > To: "Tech Assist" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 8:51 AM > > > > Subject: [TechAssist] Sony KV35V36 Blue screen with retrace(bad tube) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Gang, > > > > > This symptom is intermittent and tapping on the neck will bring > on > > > the > > > > > symtom. Sony informs me it is a bad CRT. I have installed a > isolation > > > > > transformer on the heater and am shop testing it. I have also done > > this > > > on > > > > a > > > > > Model KV27S76 and the customer is field testig it. Has anyone had > > long > > > > term > > > > > sucess with this fix? > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > Barry > > > > > TV Service Clinic > > > > > W. 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