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Originally Posted by M3-SRT8
Another question: I hear the HV RF Coil is a soft spot on these TVs.
Should I:
1. Clean and bake it at 180 degrees?
2. Space the top lid by .25"
3. Add a muffin fan?
Love to see a pic of the HV Cage with the fan installed.
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My experience with a Hallicrafters set that had a problematic coil was as follows:
1. Clean, bake, and coat with fresh varnish: Temporarily fixes the problem, but not long term. (although others have reported better results)
2. Lift the lid by 1/4 inch: not sufficient to help.
3. Add muffin fan and lift the lid: works well. I had a very small muffin fan that fit inside the cage. About 30 mm square, 10 mm or so thick. Didn't like the noise it made.
4. Best fix: replace the coil with a different one (I used a donor from a Teletone junker)
Not all Hallicrafters sets have this problem. You might be lucky and have one of the good ones.