[TinCanAlley]

Originally Posted by Username1

Who makes your dmm, where did you get it, and how much$.

The pins at the horiz board, tp5 is 123, next one down is 124, and bottom is 6. The schematic you posted is not that clear, and gets worse when I blow it up, so If you check the voltages at each one of these points, are they correct, higher, lower?
You need to post "posted" value as in (sams) and actual, (what you read), How DMM Scope.

How about the wave form at the base of the HOT? is it good?

The diode, and cap in the collector circuit closest to the HOT on the schematic? they good?

Does the schematic detail the meter used ? for sams voltage readings?

My DMM is a Craftsman and is about 13 yrs old. (See pic)

I will check those other points and post their voltage and the Sams voltages.

I was told that the diode on the HOT had to be good since the HOT would be dead if it wasn't. As for the capacitor, I didn't test. Can I use an ESR meter to test it? I believe if I pull the hot, I should be able to test that capacitor without disconnected a leg an it should be pretty much isolated at that point.

I will put the set on her side and remove the bottom to get the waveform of the base of the HOT.