[TechAssist] ZenithTV SY2518RK (9-1584-1 main) poor video,retrace.Q5104 shorted

  • From: Philip Bader <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 10:55:51 -0500

Customer was watching the set, heard a snap and the picture became
washed out with retrace.
The usual victom: Q5104 on the CRT board shorted.
Question: This snap was probably the CRT arcing that usually takes the
transistor out, so after replacing, should I use a 1:1 CRT filament
isolation brightner transformer to prevent further Q5104 damage?
Assuming the picture is good?
Phil Bader
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Philip Bader
Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976)
3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880
Fax (863) 299-8821      
email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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