Preidcta Holiday CRT testing

[madlabs]

Steve, the power cord is borked right where it attaches to the back cover. I just checked and a molex connector has the right size female connector to arrach to the set. I realize this has a hot chassis and that sticking my fingers or tongue into the set with the back removed is likely to be an owie.

The power switch is also borked. It does conduct when pressed but it won't stay in. On top of that, I'm missing the knob, so there is another possible owie. I am quite tempted to jumper the switch and try it.

Is there really no or little chance of frying the flyback or CRT without a re-cap? I'm just trying to follow the physicians code and first do no harm, as I am utterly ignorant in the TV realm.

When ramping up the variac, how slow should I go? Should I ramp it in steps? What size fuse should I use in the variac, 1-2 amps?

Thanks!

Jonathan