I have a happy ending to this thread.
 I picked up a new power transistor for a couple of
 bucks at the local tv shop,carefully soldered it in
  .........and vola! She boots!
    Saved my customer $$$'s, and I learned alot about
  voltage regulation.

 Thanks for all the good advice folks;



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