This is very good advice Joe. And I use OEM's. MW Alabama -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Joe Dickerson Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 7:38 PM To: ELECTRONICS PROFESSIONALS LIST Subject: Re: [Techs] CTC187CL3 hot getting too warm
Mark, Make sure you use plenty of heat sink compound on the HOT also. It will definitely make a difference. Joe Mark Wentowski wrote: > Those output transistors on the 187 do tend to run hot from my experience. > Leave it on and play it for a few days before returning it to the customer > just to make sure. So long as the heatsink doesn't "sizzle" spit on the end > of your finger then the temperature of the heatsink is probably OK. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of I. Prince > Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 6:16 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Techs] CTC187CL3 hot getting too warm > > > Hello Techs, > Working on a RCA Ctc187CL3 which came in dead.FBT was > bad > Changed it and the HOT after checking all the > electrolytics in the horizontal section along with the > diodes,the driver transistor and transformer and some > resistors.Set came on and worked well for about 10 > minutes then HOT went again.I had used a cheaper > generic so I stopped looking at the pennies and > replaced it with a genuine RCA > replacement(#223942)This time I let it run for about > five minutes,turned it off and checked the HOT it had > gotten so hot that even though I could touch it I > could not leave my finger on it.Is there anything that > I am overlooking here?Need some help with this > one.T.I.A. > > I.Prince, > Prince Electronic Center, > Tel:246-425-0033 > FaX:708-810-3370 > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > _______________________________________________ > Tech Repair CD...order your just $49.00 plus shipping...One year of updates > free. > www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net > Techs mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://intrepid-video.com/mailman/listinfo/techs_intrepid-video.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tech Repair CD...order your just $49.00 plus shipping...One year of updates free. > www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net > Techs mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://intrepid-video.com/mailman/listinfo/techs_intrepid-video.com > -- Joe Dickerson Joe's TV & Appliance Rt 1 Box 3781 Jasper, Texas 75951 (409) 384-3325 use same no. for fax _______________________________________________ Tech Repair CD...order your just $49.00 plus shipping...One year of updates free. www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net Techs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://intrepid-video.com/mailman/listinfo/techs_intrepid-video.com _______________________________________________ Tech Repair CD...order your just $49.00 plus shipping...One year of updates free. www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net Techs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://intrepid-video.com/mailman/listinfo/techs_intrepid-video.com
