[TV MAN]

I did some checks last night now that I have the schematic. I checked from B+ to chassis and no shorts. Found a 20a fuse in the 3a holder - not good. I disconnected the power transformer HV from the chassis, checked again for shorts. Then stuck a dim bulb tester and amp meter in the AC line, then did a slow power up via the variac. So far so good. Current stayed around .5 amp or so and the bulb was very dim. All the tubes lit, next I checked the output from the PT. I was at 216 ac across and 107, 106 to center tap. That was at 120v on the line. Looks like the transformer has hopes. Next, (don't shoot me!) I reconnected the PT leads and did a slow power up to about 50v, then again to about 70v while monitoring the B+ and current. I also had the scope on the H output grid. Current stayed near .7a, and the DC was sitting around 107 off L1, and 50 off L2. These are the 2 main B+ sources. I let it sit for a few minutes and powered off. To the touch I had a 400v cap under chassis barely warm and one of the cans. So I know there is some leakage. I didn't observe anything starting up like the H-osc, vertical or sound. I did note that it has had some vertical circuit work done, about all of it. Looks like an osc transformer, soldering around the sync amp and possibly a vertical output transformer. Typical. What is it about the vertical section that is always so troublesome? Even into the more modern sets. Oh well, more later.