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Originally Posted by Magnavox300
I checked the ion trap, put it in both ways, still nothing...
Checked the resistors under the 1B3, the 470K is good, but the 2.7 ohm is reading 5.7...Not sure if that would matter?
Removed the doorknob cap, it's 500PF at 20,000 volts.
Can I test it like it is, or will it fry my multimeter?
Wonder if I could bypass that cap and run the set to see if I get a picture, or is that crazy?
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You can test the cap with a meter for value if your DMM reads capacitance. I don't know too much about doorknobs but they may read OK for value but start turning into resistors when you put a lot of voltage across them. Maybe someone here can address that. Because they're ceramic, I don't think they get leaky like paper caps do with voltage across them, but I'm not positive.
If the doorknob reads like a resistor on your ohmmeter, it's bad.
Of course, don't put any meter in the running circuit unless it's a HV probe.
John