Capacitor Question for my Predicta

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Thanks! I did use spraypaint. I started with lots of primer and wetsanding to fill in the scratches and smooth out the crummy old paint job to a glass like finish. Then I applied the gloss red in a similar manner, and it shines great. Once the paint cures, I'll put a coat of wax on to protect the finish. I used Novus polish on the crt shell, and that took out all but a couple of small but deeper scratches. I think I'll leave it that way.

I keep losing HV after warmup and I can see the damper tube shutting down. Fiddling with the socket has made things better, but I think anyone stomping across the room would be enough to cause intermittents in this set. I may just add jumpers to the filament pins on the damper socket. I tested and retested the board for bad solder joints, but looks like one got by me.