guys,
Well one thing leads to another. Found the answers to my bulb "problem".
As mentioned before, there is a delay in my on/off switch. For some reason it takes somewhere from 5 to 10 seconds after switching on, for power to start flowing thru the circuits. I'm not talking about tube warming.
This is why I thought that I had a problem with my bulb socket/circuit.
I would turn on the power and no light. However if I wait 5 to 10 seconds, I hear this sizzle/crackle in my switch pot, the dial light glows brightly, then dims and I start to see the tubes begin to glow as well.
Now the problem is quite possibly of my own making. Back when I was waiting on components, I decided to flush the pot with deoxit because it had a slow gummy feel to it's movement.
I have a feeling that what I flushed was some dialectic grease of sorts necessary for good connection.
Does this sound right to you guys? I'm all ears.
Martin
Here's the pot before and after.
