"Homer J Simpson" wrote in message
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"Ian" wrote in message
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The set was working fine then made 2 popping sounds and went off, It
didn't blow any fuses when it went off. It now makes a constant ticking
noise from the psu area.

Shorted somewhere?


Thanks Homer,


The HOT checks out as shorted when in situ, I then removed it and it still
shows only an ohm or so across B-C, B-E and C-E in both directions, I take
it this means it's dead?

Are there any specific components I should look at that may have failed and
caused the HOT to go or anything that may have failed due to the HOT
failing?

Before I removed the HOT I checked to see if there was ~132v between the C
and E and there was no voltage present between any of the three pins, is
this just a symptom of the HOT failure - power supply not coming up /
regulating?

I've found three fusable resistors that all check out ok, a 60w bulb in
series with the mains lead glowed bright with the HOT in place and still
glows bright with the HOT removed. Does this mean that there is still a
short somewhere and where should I look?

Any and all help appreciated.

Ian