> I had hoped that the new transistors (Q16, Q17) had solved the problem.
> After watching the sparks (plasma) fly, I figured Q14 and/or Q15 were
> the problem.  Sure enough, I pulled out Q14 and it was shorted all the
> way around (I think Q15 had problems too).  The transistors on the other
> side of the board (Q4, Q5) seem to be OK.  So, where can I find these
> parts: MPS-U07 and MPS-U57?  The Woodcock/Scheive material I have looked
> at tells me that NTE188 and NTE189 are equivalent parts.  
Just to ask a silly question, aren't these mounted with mica insulators?
Did you put those back in (and heat sink compound)?  (I've worked on a 
couple of monitors that people omitted that step and wondered what went
wrong..  *poof*)
Kurt
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