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FERNSEH · 6th Jul 2017, 8:17 pm

Hi Andy,
The EHT transformer in my Marconi VT50 has also failed, well I believe it has. There was a bang and smoke came out from the ventilation holes in the back cover. The VT50 is electrically identical to the 1804 but doesn't have a very nice looking cabinet.
Getting back to the 1804. This morning there was a distinct smell of hot pitch coming from the EHT transformer and the windings are quite warm. Reckon the transformer is faulty.

DFWB.

6th Jul 2017, 8:17 pm	#132
FERNSEH Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, UK. Posts: 7,444	Re: HMV 1804 Television. Hi Andy, The EHT transformer in my Marconi VT50 has also failed, well I believe it has. There was a bang and smoke came out from the ventilation holes in the back cover. The VT50 is electrically identical to the 1804 but doesn't have a very nice looking cabinet. Getting back to the 1804. This morning there was a distinct smell of hot pitch coming from the EHT transformer and the windings are quite warm. Reckon the transformer is faulty. DFWB. Attached Thumbnails