Since E3 is such a slender multi-stage, I decided to see what mounting the replacements directly to the MB would look like. They are in place. I hate it.
So, I am looking for alternative solutions/locations. (still no resistors yet)
Also, my "new" BK 465 arrived yesterday. With schoolboy haste I tore it out of the box, ran up stairs, gave it the once-over, looked up the settings for a 17DAP4, connected the appropriate adapter and fired it up. It powered on, allowed me to set the heater voltage, but nothing else registered. So, I calmed down, disconnected everything and gave it a closer inspection. While it appeared almost new, I now saw that the main connector had a chunk missing and that the red wire that should be connected to pin 1 was snipped away close to the outer insulation jacket. One small piece of solid core wire, a little heat shrink and solder, and the 465 was back in business.
Now that everthing was working correctly, I ran through the tests. No shorts, but low emissions. OK, so I give the rejuve feature a try. A *POP* sound that nearly made me piss my pants. I'm thinking, "OH NO!", What the...?" But, all is well as the tube now reads very good in the emissions test. PHEW! It showed on the low side of the cutoff voltage, but within the listed parameters (28v)
So, now I think it will sit and wait for the resistors to arrive. We are off this weekend to watch the Passion Play in Oberammergau.
