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Just took the time to read through this nice long thread, with lots of nice work and pictures!
One thing I didn't happen to see, or might have missed, is any discussion of insufficient HV because of damp old HV coils. That's a very common problem on these T-54, 505, and 506 sets. I've got a 505 that I restored a few years ago. HV coil does fine if used often and kept warm and dry. Let it sit for several months, and the HV comes on weak, and gets weaker from there. When I restored the set, I baked the coil (which does a good job of bringing them temporarily back to life) and coated with fresh varnish.
However... after a few years now it's going to need something else.
Anyone got a good fix for these HV coils? I hate to replace with a solid-state HV unit as some have done. I'd even rather wind a new coil from scratch than do that.
Would love to hear what solutions are out there.
BAnderson, I take it your set does not show this problem?
Tom
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