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space_charged · 7th Mar 2018, 2:24 pm

Thanks Simon for your tip on the S correction capacitor, I will be sure to monitor the boost voltage. I've had advice to keep the width as low as possible commensurate with a good picture.
As to the pcb tracking, I always dry, my tellies well before attempting a power up. I do basic checks for shorts, wrong valves in the sockets and a thorough visual check. First power is a cautious affair; slow ramp up on a variac to allow capacitors to reform. Sometimes if its easy, I remove the main HT smoothing caps for reforming on the bench. In this set, they may be on the PCB so I may go for the in situ reform.

I have been going through all the family slides that my mother lovingly scanned over the years. I have found one with a picture of our G23T210A (attached). The date is Christmas 1967.

7th Mar 2018, 2:24 pm	#9
space_charged Hexode Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: West Midlands, UK. Posts: 315	Re: Philips G23T210A Thanks Simon for your tip on the S correction capacitor, I will be sure to monitor the boost voltage. I've had advice to keep the width as low as possible commensurate with a good picture. As to the pcb tracking, I always dry, my tellies well before attempting a power up. I do basic checks for shorts, wrong valves in the sockets and a thorough visual check. First power is a cautious affair; slow ramp up on a variac to allow capacitors to reform. Sometimes if its easy, I remove the main HT smoothing caps for reforming on the bench. In this set, they may be on the PCB so I may go for the in situ reform. I have been going through all the family slides that my mother lovingly scanned over the years. I have found one with a picture of our G23T210A (attached). The date is Christmas 1967.