On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 05:51:02 GMT, "James Sweet"
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"davexnet02" wrote in message
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On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 00:11:54 -0500, "Leonard Caillouet"
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"RonKZ650" wrote in message
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As I mentioned, the CRT filaments are not lit at all.
I'll check the CRT board to see if anything shows up there.
Thanks,

If the filiments are not lit, you have no HV.

Not necessarily. Could just be an open on the filament line from the
FBT.
Could be an open filament.

Leonard

Thanks for the info - as I mentioned I *suspect* there
is HT, because I get the sense and sounds of static on the
screen when I first turn it on. I get normal audio,
but no raster at all.

Appreciate all the comments!
Dave

Look for cracked solder joints on the neck board or bulging or leaking
electrolytic capacitors. It's quite possible the picture was washed out due
to low filament voltage.

Thanks James, I'll check it carefully.
The washed out picture went hand in hand with something
else I thought suspicious. It happened at the same time
it developed the blue cast, and the blue cast itself occurred
after particularly bright and contrasty scenes were sustained for
a while.

At the beginning, if I kept the contrast low, after a couple of
hours, the blue cast dissipated. But towards the end, the blue cast
was more or less constant. This whole episode has been about 3 months.

I think it was leonard who said that it sounded as if the tube
was failing.
Dave