Panasonic CT-1310M keeps blowing horizontal output transistor

[luRaichu]

I guess it's important to mention the +B measurement was taken before the recap. It may be different with fresh caps.

Originally Posted by zeno

Also the B+ control
has to go lower @125 V to put the 130VDC in range.
A manual IS needed now.

What do you mean? Last time I checked +B the lowest it could go with the adjustment pot was 130V. Max was 140V. But like I said, it may be different after the recap. I sure was foolish not to recheck +B.
I've been corresponding over email with someone who has a physical copy of the Sams' for this set. I asked them to send the part that shows the normal +B voltage and the H osc circuit.

[rcaman]

Why in the he$$ are you buying transistors from Ebay. 99% are junk

[luRaichu]

Originally Posted by rcaman

Why in the he$$ are you buying transistors from Ebay. 99% are junk

<vent>First off, why in the hell are you too big of a pussy to say "hell" without censoring it? Sorry for encroaching on your Christian beliefs</vent>
Secondly, I buy only QUALITY, ORIGINAL parts. The HOTs I bought are 100% legit, old stock!! And eBay is only a marketplace, you can't just say all parts sold there are junk. That's like saying all the produce at a supermarket is rotten. Maybe at yours it is

[rcaman]

Originally Posted by luRaichu

<vent>First off, why in the hell are you too big of a pussy to say "hell" without censoring it? Sorry for encroaching on your Christian beliefs</vent>
Secondly, I buy only QUALITY, ORIGINAL parts. The HOTs I bought are 100% legit, old stock!! And eBay is only a marketplace, you can't just say all parts sold there are junk. That's like saying all the produce at a supermarket is rotten. Maybe at yours it is

well go ahead and buy the junk i was just telling you it is mostly junk as you have found out.

[Findm-Keepm]

Originally Posted by rcaman

Why in the he$$ are you buying transistors from Ebay. 99% are junk

+1 , Especially sellers Dalbani, Semitronus and ceitron, pretty much all counterfeit stuff. I stick to the old RCA SK, GE and ECG lines - all of them came before the Chinese dumpex of fakes eBay is so littered with.

In the 90s, Dalbani was a go-to, but in the early 2000s, they suddenly had every video jungle chip out there, all remarked counterfeits.

38+ years in the biz, and I can see a fake a mile away.