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Originally Posted by mr_rye89
I changed some resistors, put a new HV Rectifier and damper in and farted around for an hour to get it to make a picture..........Turns out the ion trap was mis-adjusted. This set won't make a picture without it lined up right..D'oh!
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Heheh... ion traps..
I had exactly one experience with an ion trap (although I'll be seeing more after joining this group and getting into old TV).
Back before I was even a young shaver, my dad would throw me $5 to change picture tubes in TVs for him. He had me change a B&W tube in an old RCA, and I put everything back in it *exactly* as it came out. I turned the TV on and the picture didn't look any better than the worn out tube that I changed.
When dad came back, I told him the new tube was no good. He looked at it a second and rotated the ion trap around the tube and the damned thing sprung to life.
I never forgot that, but I haven't seen one since.
Picture looks strong and linear on your project.
John