I've completed recapping on the Horizontal/High Voltage section, the entire horizontal sweep section is inside the big cage.
Four multi section electrolytics, all with lots of connections to them made it quite a chore, there are four more cans on the i.f. chassis as well but for now this is enough to test for high voltage, really high voltage, more than a 21" Color Roundie!
Both of the 6BG6's in this set were weak, I found a couple good ones and replaced them, the metal 6AC7 Horiz AFC looked totally fried and checked dead as a doornail, though I could feel the heater getting warm, found a good used one to replace that.
First I had to hook all the chassis together, plus a resistor pack, the switch and the interlock switch.
First attempt on the Variac, two of the 5U4's on the PS aren't lighting up, wiggled them around a bit and they came on (note to self, clean the sockets).
Second attempt, getting a couple thousand volts at the Anode but two of the three 1B3's I picked at random from my stash are lighting up purple, replaced them with three, brand new, Russian made 1B3's from the case of 50 I bought a decade ago.
Third attempt, success, though I can hear something arcing down in the cage, I'm getting 28k (or darn close) at the second Anode!
(note to self, don't slip and touch the Second Anode
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On the Cabinet front, I got the base reassembled and glued the connecting section back to the main cabinet, I haven't joined the main cabinet to the base yet because I want to stain and tone the base first.
This was in much worse shape than I first thought, lots of delamination on the sides, the veneer on the top will need replaced, the veneer on the sides may be repairable or I will replace it all whichever is easiest, the fortunate thing is all the book matched crotch-wood on the front is in good condition, a few cracks here and there but they won't show.
I reflowed the Lacquer on the control panel, it still has some issues so I will attempt to improve it some more. Basically I just poured Lacquer Thinner all over it, brushed it around and and let it soak, it clarified it greatly but there is some grit and bubbles in it so a second try is needed.
There is supposed to be a Mohawk dealer near me so I need to take a drive over there and see what Toners they have, it would be much easier in person that trying to figure out what color I need over the Internet.