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Originally Posted by dieseljeep
When the high voltage rectifier winding arced through, I used to cut out the wire and used an EDI solid-tube which was a solid-state replacement for a 3A3/3DB3 or a 3AT2, depending on the set. It was especially important on a Zenith that used resistance wire for the winding.
RCA's seldom needed it because the flyback was replaced before.  |
thought about that, but when I tried the Philips ECG ECG508 / R-3A3 45KV Silicon Rectifier in my CTC-16XL, it self destructed in 90 seconds for some reason.
bit worried about trying one again.