Thanks Chad for the well informed information. If I were you I would probably be watching this set right now. I really like your info about bypass caps ect.. I will pay mor attention to them. The fact that I tend to overlook the "black beauties" is probably the source of most of my frustration. I do know that neither of the two BBs in the vertical section do not read correct value on my digital meter. It seems like they are .0068 and measure maybe .02 or so.
Thanks also to Eric who always seems to be there. Both power supply filters are in a can that shares sections with the vertical output and horizonal osc. I have replaced all but the 80/400 which is one of the power supply filters. When I talk about doing a kick test I always break out my analog meter just for the record. All the electrolytics in this can had a good strong kick that would hold the meter pegged for a second and then go to high resistance. Coming back to Chads ideas the "hum" is adjustable with the volume control. I think my ignorance of the nature of the black beauties may be the whole thing. I guess the unused look of this set threw me off a little. I didnt expect to have this much trouble getting a little life out of a chassis you can eat off of and has 90% factory tubes. I pretty much planned on making this my first total recap and I guess the plan is working if nothing else by force. The process has been touch and go as far as parts. The local electronics suppliers dont cator to well to the high voltage, antique electronics crowd. Most act as if it is rediculous to restore old tube equipment. Last visit the counter man refered to us as "die hards" as if we are just to stubborn to get rid of the junk and go solid state. Huh! Solid state! What a laugh.....
