"David" wrote in message
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http://www.halfgaar.net/posts/2008-05/crt-socket-back

There are no parts except a few SMD capacitors, as far as I can see. And
there
is nothing whatsoever in the white body (I desoldered it to have a look.

As posted, the spark gaps may be physically inside the crt socket
assembly itself. The odds of disassembly and proper reassembly of most of
these sockets is actually relatively low. It may be done with proper
tools and techniques.
What you may find is that due to arcing at the gaps or external
contaminates that the surfaces may have become carbonized and pitted. At
that point it may be best to look for a new crt socket and just replace
it.

What are the components SGH30,31,32? These are between the cathodes and
ground. These may be you spark gaps.

David


They almost certainly are. I've seen the SG designation used for spark gaps
before. Some look like capacitors, some look like neon glow lamps, others
look like diodes or resistors, all function pretty much the same.