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On Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 1:44:26 PM UTC-5, Cursitor Doom wrote:
On Thu, 04 Feb 2016 18:38:58 +0100, Reinhard Zwirner wrote:

Would you be so kind and tell us what was wrong? Thanks in advance.


The problem was in the EHT converter section which creates 1600V from a
45V input. A BSW68 transistor in this section had fused low-resistance
between C&E and was attempting to dissipate 340 watts all by itself - and
it didn't even have a heatsink! The fact that its case had turned blue
also hinted that it had been very hot. I couldn't see it on inspection
initially as it was hidden by HV shielding.
Now I just have to find an equivalent for it...


The BSW68 crosses to an ECG/NTE 190. It would seem that an MPSU04 would work as well.

A BSW-68 seems to cross to an ECG/NTE 198. Here a TIP-47 or TIP-48 would do.

Check further. It may be easier to use a sub.

Dan