66 zenith high voltage dies after 30 minutes

[Charlie]

Perhaps you could place a few paper towels around the lower part of the flyback, and simply spray some 409 on the filament winding. The paper towels under there will catch the drippings and keep from making a mess. Might also try using a cotton swab on the wire after spraying the 409.

BTW, that's a very nice looking set!

[wa2ise]

Originally Posted by ctc17

Thats interesting. I think the previous owner was a smoker and there is a lot of cigarette juice on anything hv. The hv rectifier was totally dripping wet with the stuff.

Yuck, Imagine what his lungs look like... That crap probably has been absorbed by the old HV wire insulation and cannot be cleaned out. A source of suitable HV wire can be had from junked computer CRT monitors.

[bgadow]

On the set I had changing the tube solved the problem; no other trouble from the crt.

This will be a good lesson for all of us...whatever the problem ends up being, we all will know to look for it next time!