[mbates14]

Guess what guys! my 7jp4 is toast! F**K

well, I recapped the whole set, replaced the seleniums, and the bad ballast resistor.

The set will turn on, filiments will glow. The sound is there, and the HV is there. I can see a slight blue glow, and the filiment lights on the rectifier tube. so my HV is there.

the filiment on the picture tube is on, and i can also see a slight blue glow on the neck of the tube. A spark jumped off of the tube to ground once, but i had to move the tube more away.

there is nothing on the CRT. no raster, nothing. My drive signals are ok on the tube acording the schematics. my volts are within tolerance. by like 1 or 2 volts.

The only thing i didnt do was change the 3 .005 6000vdc caps.

I did replace the .001 6000vdc caps. I had those. I cannot get the .005s No CC.

but, if those were bad, the HV wouldnt be there right? well my HV is there. my volts are on the tube. and the tube is glowing, and there is a slight blue ring around the clear glass on back of CRT.

but, nothing on phosphor. no raster, no pic.