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Old 09-05-2007, 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeffhs View Post
if the rectifier socket went bad (cracked, bad contacts, etc.) you'd have to replace the entire transformer, even if the latter was still good.
I don't doubt a TV repairman told you that once upon a time, but today I think somebody working on a set which needed that done would carefully remove the end bells and spend a little extra time fixing the socket rather than a lot of extra time seeking out a replacement transformer
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