I was givin this TV in the respect that I could fix it. its a nice 27inch TV
set with the notorious ctc185 chassis in it. The reason I took this on,
because I have successfully repaired the same exact TV that had a bad
flyback, HOT, regulator etc... its still working to this day.

this one just gives 3 pulses, no startup. sounds like HV pulses. I checked
all the major components, including the regulator circuit, and found NOTHING
shorted. So hopefully the flyback didnt fail on this one. (probably did)

the B+ on the hot varies from 164 to 168vdc. in standby.

As soon as I hit the power button, the B+ shoots up to 200vdc. Any ideas? Im
thinking regulator. Again.