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Default CBC BBC (was Smoking/melting Sony TVs

spamtrap1888 wrote in message
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On Oct 13, 1:10 am, "N_Cook" wrote:
Which component? not said

onhttp://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/news-item.pl?news_id=441&mdl=KDL40W3000

" The company said that the televisions were not at risk while they were
switched off." Thats good to know

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15272573


The Canadians dug down, and found out it was the inverter transformer
in the backlight circuit.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa...recall.html?cm
p=rss

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I would have thought the inverter driver rather than transformer. I wonder
if the problem is the ohmic high V. low A output side is overheating