Was going to keep my hands out of this thing for a while, but it's been calling out to me.
So I did I little housekeeping, so I could see better what obviously might need fixing.
The HOT was totally cooked and open to air, and someone had replaced the 6AU4 damper with a 6DE4, is this an acceptable replacement? Also, the plastic focus shaft was cooked, and that fell off when I dusted.
Then I noticed the HOT's plate cap wire was cracked and has what looks like a drip of melted insulation on it.
Have not pulled the HV cover yet. I have a new 6DQ5, but something tells me this ain't going to be one of those plug and play sets some of you guys find.
In the process of getting the SAMS. Would appreciate any advise from you RCA experts. I have not applied any power yet.
Kevin