Why no love for this GE roundie ?

[zeno]

Originally Posted by tvcollector

I have it jumped already with the two red wires until I get the right parts.. I got something else coming from Moyers, and this whole order from mouser is going to get returned... With the magic marker in place and the circuit functioning, after the set running for a bit I notice the varistor right next to it gets very hot, to the point that you can't touch it.. Not sure if it was like that before and it's normal.. I never looked into it before it became a problem..

The VDR is in series with the DGS coil. The thermistor in series
with the AC feeding the bridge. If the thermistor opens ALL the
current for B+ goes through the coil & VDR thus burning the VDR.
The thermistor normally goes to zero ohms when hot ( very fast).
When jumped the VDR shouldnt heat up at all.
BTW most newer sets just use a thermistor that OPENS when hot.
No VDR used, its all in series.
Also some use a DGS relay that closes for a short time so it
will DGS runs on every turn on. Some old sets also used a relay ( Admiral ).

73 Zeno