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Thanks for the advice.

That's pretty much what I do to video monitors when I don't know WHY they're not working.

All the diodes I checked seemed ok except for one, but I haven't ruled out there being something across the circuit.

The HOT appeared to have an emitter/collector short...when looking at the datasheet for the thing it has an internal diode across the collector emitter. The emitter runs right to ground...and there are tiny caps from the collector line to ground...i believe that is why it's testing shorted with my meter, I have yet to remove the thing from circuit.

I do have a question. I'm used to working on open-frame CGA monitors...so when I want to discharge the flyback, I generally just clip-lead a flathead screwdriver to the chasis, run it under the insulator and call it done. There's a ground strap going around the tube which runs to the neck board...I'm thinking I can discharge it there...but I'm not sure. never really touched TV's.

The thing doesn't even go in to standby mode...so I'm looking at the schematic in an attempt to figure out if a shorted HOT and bad flyback would cause that or if there's another problem at hand...just gathering ideas in case it's not a blown HOT and FB.