David you can be safe if you want and disconnect the HOT collector and see if the standby voltage there is like suggested in the previous email. Bruce. B&T Electronics 139 Margaret St Sarnia Ontario Canada N7T 2Y3 519 344 1850 ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Lessard" <mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <tv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 9:49 AM Subject: [TechAssist] [TV] CTC169 - Dead > Hello Techs, > > I have a CTC169 that is dead, the SMPS chopper transistor is intact and > so is the HOT, I have no voltage at either end of CR4118; I have 15V at > U4101 pin 16. I have parts coming in today, all the caps around U4101, > NTE580 (CR4118), TEA2261, etc. I want to be sure about what is causing > the problem, does anyone have a troubleshooting flow chart on the SMPS > or any tips on what I should be looking for. > > Thanks, > > David Lessard > Mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm > Set Vacation > mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation > Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Set Vacation mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/