20 inch GE CTC166CS chassis red smearing but strong CRT

[sampson159]

we called this,"firing up".can set controls lower to correct.could be a weak crt but it looks ok.set your controls a little lower to see if it helps.we have some low grade crts that had this when they were new.admiral,rca,etc where very common.only very low level sets

[MRX37]

Originally Posted by sampson159

we called this,"firing up".can set controls lower to correct.could be a weak crt but it looks ok.set your controls a little lower to see if it helps.we have some low grade crts that had this when they were new.admiral,rca,etc where very common.only very low level sets

Smearing shows up regardless of Brightness and Contrast settings. Only the Color setting affects it.

I don't have a CRT tester, however the CRT still produces a watchable image even with the G2, kine bias, and drive controls set to their minimum. I very highly doubt a weak CRT would be that bright.

Unless I have an epiphany I'm just going to wait for the SAMS to show up in the mail, then start looking at voltages.