Recently Acquired 1969 Motorola Color Tube Tv

[Notimetolooz]

Alan is correct.
I had to look up "Capacitor Wizard". That is an ESR (Effective Series Resistance) tester. ESR is important consideration sometimes in solid state circuits, but not very important in tube circuits.
Tube circuits are effected more by electrical leakage and effective capacitance.
A capacitance leakage tester set to the proper voltage and with one capacitor lead disconnected from the circuit is the proper method.
Once one lead is disconnected you may as well replace the capacitor.
Even modern capacitance meters have there problems, excessive leakage can throw off the reading.

[Lain94]

Originally Posted by Notimetolooz

Alan is correct.
I had to look up "Capacitor Wizard". That is an ESR (Effective Series Resistance) tester. ESR is important consideration sometimes in solid state circuits, but not very important in tube circuits.
Tube circuits are effected more by electrical leakage and effective capacitance.
A capacitance leakage tester set to the proper voltage and with one capacitor lead disconnected from the circuit is the proper method.
Once one lead is disconnected you may as well replace the capacitor.
Even modern capacitance meters have there problems, excessive leakage can throw off the reading.

I did not realize ESR was not as big of a deal in vacuum tube stuff. I kind of figured it was too good to be true that ALL the electrolytics in this tv were somehow not having some issues. The storage conditions of this tv over the most recent 20 years prior to me getting it were not ideal at all, humid hot and sometimes flooded basement. Honestly surprised it managed to turn on at all the first try before that safety wax paper cap split open.

It sounds like it is more practical and easier time wise to just replace all the electrolytic ideally since disconnecting one lead is already half the work.

What is the easiest way to remove old can caps? And what about the simple axial stand alone ones? Luckily this tv does not have a ton of electrolytic just a handful or so. The frustrating thing I noticed is how hard it is to find the higher value ones that are both high voltage and high mf. Even on digikey it appears that some of the ones I need are just not in production anymore.