still have not given up on this little project!
but due to my shoulder surgery on 12/24, i have not had much time to put into it, due to all the downtime with recovery and PT, not to mention the cost of everything,
does not leave much extra for new parts.
It STILL wont power up half the time, IE the main PWS won't self oscillate, it i a very simple circuit, scans above, but when it messes up, it is a REAL DOG!
so far, only C654 and V620 have been replaced, and the few times I HAVE been able to get it to start and free run correctly, I was able to get a bright focused dot on the CRT, but it did not last long, a 60 - 90 seconds before the circuit collapsed on itself and lost power.
once I get $$$ to invest into it, I will replace all the other electrolytic caps, and V634, and check all related resistors, ( i doubt any are bad ) and see how it behaves .
ALL other Caps are ceramic, and are not suspect.