Thread: Flyback fire
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Old 05-20-2008, 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by fsjonsey View Post
The wax coating is peeling off of the flyback on my Zenith bugeye. The fly doesn't get very hot, so I'm thinking that this may have occurred when the set was being played in the antique mall, for hours on end, without being recapped. Should I coat the fly in silicone or some other insulator?
I use silicone rubber that you can find at radio shack. Discharge the crt just to be safe and clean the dust and dirt off the flyback before you apply it. Silicone rubber has a nasty smell when you first put it on but after it cures it will go away.
Ed
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