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Old 09-23-2012, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Eric H View Post
It sounds like one of your Electrolytics has shorted, you certainly have a short on the B+ line somewhere.

If they are new then double check to make sure you put them in correctly (Polarity).

This is really one of those times you need a Variac to keep from blowing your Rectifier tube.
You can rig up a Solid State replacement for testing purposes but it will increase the B+ so you don't want to run it at full voltage lest you explode a shorted Cap.

If you can run it on a Variac you can feel the Caps and see which one is getting warm, or disconnect them one at a time until the short goes away.
I have run it for about 3 hours before this short so I pull electro's and am going to test them this week. hopefully it is not the focus coil.
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