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Originally Posted by Raddion
The picture tube did test good using a multimeter...
Raddion
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How did you test the C.R.T. with a V.O.M.? A wild guess would compel me to assume that you did a continuity test or resistance measurement at the heater pins. Anyway, someone else stated that you need a proper tube tester, and I think that at this stage that backing that statement up would be the best advice that I could give along with a grave need of a variable AC supply device be it a Variac or any other brand name as long as it does the job.
You do NOT want to introduce this or any other long dormant electronic device to full potential from the get go! If money or availability are issues, you can always wire a 100 Watt incandescent lamp in series with one side of the AC line in to the set and reduce the voltage to a much safer level.
And my opinion on capacitor replacement is that if you adhere to the last paragraph and the set had no major issues to begin with when it was in service, then you can often get enough performance to evaluate some key aspects and decide if you really want to take the leap of doing a "proper" restoration.
Good luck with the Philco, which by the way made my unrestored and working 56 that I have owned since the early 80s.