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If you want to test for shorts I have found the series light bulb of about 100 watts to be best.
If a tube type set is used much it really needs new electrolytics and rectifier diodes and not trying to "baby" the old ones...and you won't have to worry about a cap failure at turn-on. Have seen too many shorted caps and diodes in TV's, even late 60's models.
The CTC-10 or 11 uses some kind of a varistor to limit inrush current, but if you have good new caps and diodes it should not be a problem even without one.
Also in sets with a degausser I think the degaussing circuit in the B+ directs the turn-on surge current through the degauss coils and this helps counteract the surge.
Last edited by Chad Hauris; 01-16-2006 at 09:14 PM.
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