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Originally Posted by Electronic M
Fuses are fine and dandy, but when you take a NEW 6X5 that tests good and use it to replace a shorted one only to have the NEW GOOD one SHORT in a brilliant LIGHT SHOW the MOMENT it warms up you kind of loose confidence in all tubes of that type. There is a reason Zenith power transformers of that era are harder to find than those of other makes, and I think you can guess it.
You could possibly run that with all the original caps as a daily driver too with just a fuse, but would you REALLY want to do that?
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I meant to fuse it..>AFTER it it repaired. Duh !!! INCLUDING the wires--Zeniths of that era are known for VERY brittle insulation on chassis wiring.