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Heatercathodeshort · 4th May 2017, 7:47 pm

Yes I know the feeling David. Test the tube, if it is U/S this might decide it's outcome.
What a mess!
Mind you I need talk. I'm battling with an Ekco 15" T164 at the moment. Dozens of hard to get at torpedo shaped caps all O/C. Add the smoothing block and just about every other capacitor, six valves and a replacement CRM153 to replace the useless CRM152A. Making focus shunts to reduce the focus field for a tetrode tube. The picture is very good, no doubt about that but what an epic and still more to do!
It came from a customer during the shop days and has spent it's life under the workbench. The scope has been very useful tracing an obstinate sync fault so maybe it puts yours into perspective. John.

4th May 2017, 7:47 pm	#33
Heatercathodeshort Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Warnham, West Sussex. 10 miles south of DORKING. Posts: 9,147	Re: HMV 1804 Television. Yes I know the feeling David. Test the tube, if it is U/S this might decide it's outcome. What a mess! Mind you I need talk. I'm battling with an Ekco 15" T164 at the moment. Dozens of hard to get at torpedo shaped caps all O/C. Add the smoothing block and just about every other capacitor, six valves and a replacement CRM153 to replace the useless CRM152A. Making focus shunts to reduce the focus field for a tetrode tube. The picture is very good, no doubt about that but what an epic and still more to do! It came from a customer during the shop days and has spent it's life under the workbench. The scope has been very useful tracing an obstinate sync fault so maybe it puts yours into perspective. John.