Congrats, Dave it's really coming along. The tube sockets really are crappy. I'm hesitant to replace the video output socket since the board is probably quite brittle from years of heat. Since it's working OK now, I'm going to leave well enough alone.
As I mentioned before, I haven't replaced the maroon drops on the convergence board. It never occurred to me that they could be increasing the load on the fly. I'll get them in the next round
I'm surprised to see the cat on your CRT. You must have a sub and not a CYP (maybe you mentioned that and I missed it).
-Clark