[Platinumblonde36]

Hey thank you TV MAN!

 I'm currently working on replacing the original caps, like the paper ones and black beauties and I found that some of the replacement caps currently on my board were not the right values! 

I also removed those pods, I'm not sure what the purpose of them was but I shouldn't need them if I replace everything properly. Also do you know why a capacitor would be on the crt yolk connected to ground? 

I just pulled the board and I'm going through and testing some resistors also before I order everything.

I did purchase a new 1b3gt just in case and I'm looking at getting a new damper tube now. I also noticed the damper is loose in its socket, do they make modern ceramic replacements for it? 

My hope is that it is low high voltage like you suggested and once I replace the components with more reliable and in tolerance ones that it will function properly like it did!