[Tubejunke]

Yesterday I turned the set on to see if I could find a lower dip point than the slightly over 200mA (more like 210) that I measured. To my surprise I looked at the screen and the color had come back, nearly perfect. But it didn't last long and then it was gone.

At least I know that whatever is going on is probably something pretty simple. I cleaned all of the tube pins and sprayed the sockets when I first brought the set home, so it may not be THAT simple. I need to check the color related tubes again for shorts and also that H.V. Rectifier for gas since I still have the aggravating hiss reeking havoc on an otherwise crystal clear picture.

And B.TW. I disconnected one end of that .01 bumblebee and it measured dead on with a D.V.O.M. capacitance tester, so I just tacked it back in place. I know that it along with the other brown drops need to go if I am to use the set regularly. As I stated before, I sort of like doing the repairs and learning something rather than shotguning a bunch of new caps in. Indeed, my way is probably much more trouble than the shotgun method of repair by luck. Especially with the lack of some useful equipment like a very badly needed oscilloscope.