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Old 11-19-2015, 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Electronic M View Post
If it is a VT-71/TS-4 chassis variant and still uses the ballast, then that will provide inrush limiting.....If it has been replaced, then it should use the capacitor ballast replacement method to provide inrush limiting.....
So if the ballast has been replaced with a solid state one, such as this:

http://www.videokarma.org/attachment...9&d=1290802806

Is an inrush limiter needed then? I have one that I made this ballast for and put in diodes to replace the seleniums, and when I powered it up, the 30 ohm 5w resistor started to smoke. Before I replaced the seleniums, it ran, but the sync lock in all directions was wonky and the picture was washed out.
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