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Old 03-22-2023, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by JohnCT View Post
Not easily (pics?)

The problem is that many of these develop a green coating inside the socket assy that becomes resistive (not measurable) over time and humidity.

Back when they were new, we'd order a new socket. When they got harder to find, I'd take them apart. They're usually held together with melted plastic posts. I would drill them out and carefully separate the front and back half.

if there was green (or worse) tracking between the Focus pin and the ground pins (there's a built in arc-gap in there), I would get a Dremel and carefully grind out the contamination like a dentist would remove tooth decay. Clean with IPA and dry well.

If it was repairable, I'd reassemble with a couple of well placed drops of RTV where the plastic posts were drilled out.

John
Oh nice work. You want pics of the screen or the socket? Probably the socket....
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