Oooookay.
I removed the diode and reattached the leads to the rectifier when I attempted to first power it up. Bringing it up on the Variac yielded nothing. No tubes lit.
I checked the switch continuity. It's fine. Checked the leads coming into the switch. They're ok.
Did a resistance check on 6X5GT. Strange readings:
Pin 1: Inf. Test Inf.
Pin 2: 2 ohms Test 1.6
Pin 3: 60k Test soars from 350k
Pin 4: Inf. Test Inf.
Pin 5: 60k Test soars from 460k
Pin 6: Inf. Test Inf.
Pin 7: 0 ohm Test 0.2
Pin 8: 70k Test soars past 1 meg
What's up with this?
Thanks