Thread: Flyback fire
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Old 05-19-2008, 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by radio nut View Post
My crosley had the flyback catch on fire and destroy the entire set. Could something else have caused this fire, or is this solely a flyback issue? I did run this set about 200 hours and I figured it was free of flaws. I am asking so I can make sure this does not happen again. It has been a long standing dream of mine to have a tube tv. My crosley was it, now on my bench is a very old General electric set and I do not want another fire.Experts, please help!Thank you.

Hay man I am sorry your set caught fire. This sort of thing can scare the crap outta ya. When you fix the GE set, Connect a ma meter to the cathode of the horz output tube and keep an eye on it for a few weeks. Also turn down the line voltage to 115vac. A 1950's black and white set should work fine at that line voltage and put less stress on the power transformer and the flyback.
Ed
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