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trying to get picture tube out just to see how the yoke looks and possably if there was something keeping yoke from laying flat against tube. I did move the picture tube stand around a bit and it does have a small affect on the picture left or right. Not tons of adjustment but a small amount.
According to the tuner diagram, the contact strip of tuner is held in by two screws, can I remove this to clean that strip or is that asking for trouble?
While watching it play seems sound still goes in and out sometimes and sometimes I can adjust the 1st audio transformer and get it to come back louder or just better. Well, this time focus went totally away as well as sound for a bit. its like sound slowly gets softer and can even slowly come back. Focus knob is now to one end of it for almost sweet spot. Focus coil is near straight and centered to the tube neck. Sound just faded out with focus again. Wait 10 minutes with it on and sound with focus comes back. voltage at the yellow wire focus rheostat is about 280 and when sound with focus goes out this voltage goes up to 340 volts, wait a while and it goes back on. NOt sure yet if the resistors I just replaced are the cause or not, r215 should be 6k and a can ohm riveted to the chassis.