View Single Post
  #38  
Old 08-02-2013, 02:58 PM
technicolor's Avatar
technicolor technicolor is offline
go big or go home
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Palm Bay FL
Posts: 753
Quote:
Originally Posted by old_coot88 View Post
The 3.58 oscillator tube (V703) could still be borderline weak even if you've changed it. There's a 'quick and dirty' way of determining whether the tube is weak or not..
With the set fully warmed up and the color in-lock, turn the set off for about 7 seconds and then back on. Is the color still in sync? If so, the tube is good. Or is it back to stripes, taking a while to re-acquire lock? If the latter, the tube is borderline.

(This method can also reveal a borderline hor. osc tube, osc/mixer tube in the tuner, etc.)
have swapped out several tubes in the color circuit no major difference.
Reply With Quote