[Kamakiri]

Okay, we're back on this set. Some interesting developments....

I replaced the 82 ohm resistor that burned with the same 1 watt, figuring that if it was going to burn up, I'd rather have that resistor burn up than have the resistor hold and damage something else. Everything else under the chassis spec'd out fine.

Now while I was under there, I looked at the Synchro-Guide pot and noticed, whoa, the slug's turned in so far that it's not sticking out the side!! I proceeded to turn the slug out so that it would. But wait a sec, there was nothing wrong with the horizontal!!! Damn!! I shouldn't have touched it!!

THEN I noticed that somehow I forgot to do a filter cap. What?? It's the one with two weird values, 250 uF@ 10V and 1000 uF @ 6V. Centering control bypass caps. Well, the picture did center out, so I'll order those on my next order.

I backed it out to where I thought it was, and then I noticed that the nuts holding it in place were loose. Well hm, I wonder if that's not the original one.

I proceed to put the set back together with a new horizontal output tube, and though I can't explain it, it came back to life! But now, I've got inadequate width, and the width control seems to do nothing. That aside, I've got a very predictable multiple image situation because like an idiot I screwed with the synchro guide control from the underside.

I have a feeling that I'm going to have to just use a plastic handled screwdriver with the chassis sitting on its side and the picture tube held in a jig of some kind in order to get the synchro-guide control to come back into range and have just a single image. Or, can I set it withing a range by resistance?

Another instance where using a scope would be handy, but let's disregard this for the moment as I have to get my hands on a proper probe.

The width, that I'm not sure about. I think that the yoke might have slipped back on the chassis because I had to adjust it back forward in order for the picture tube to hold in the cabinet. Maybe that has something to do with it as well?

But at least I'm back to something I can work with.....