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Old 02-01-2021, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Phil Nelson View Post
That is why cleaning all tube pins and sockets is one of the FIRST things that I do in any restoration.

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Phil Nelson
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I had a problem with my Zenith 25MC33 color roundie where it looked like the horizontal AFC diodes had failed, classic symptom. I replaced them only to find the problem was a dirty socket for the horizontal oscillator tube.
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