Recapped the Admiral! - Still having issues...

[RitchieMars]

A quick update:

Before I went to bed, I got brave enough to test some voltages with my new Cen-Tech multimeter. Here's what I got:

6X5 Rectifier, Pin 8 ( schematic = 340v ) 364v on SW and Phono, 374v on KC
6K6 Output, Pin 3 ( schematic = 245v ) 295v on SW and Phono, 309v on KC
6K6 Output, Pin 8 ( schematic =19v ) 23v on SW and Phono, 25v on KC

I take it these are higher due to the higher line voltage we have nowadays. It was listed as 117v on this schematic.

I did this after cleaning all the pin sockets and I found that I do indeed get a little scratchy sound if I touch something to Pin 6 of the 7A7. I still got the static about 2 minutes after I turned it on, then it got worse, then it faded, then it came back!

Oh, and holding the probe anywhere near the 1st Audio 6SQ7's Pin 2 causes a buzz that gets louder if you get closer to it. Just found that interesting. I should be able to attempt an alignment soon, providing this static will keep to a minimum.