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Originally Posted by Phil Nelson
With a .1 uf cap in place, I measured 118ma cathode current with the Triplett meter. That's the middle of the 100ma-140ma range given in the schematic. I'm going to quit stressing over this, since the voltages on the HOT and general performance are also normal.
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Speaking of current measurement, this week I got my hands on an HP 428B DC milliammeter, which gave the same reading as my old Triplett meter, so I guess the Triplett's good enough for government work.
Andy's method worked like a charm. Clip the 428B probe over the HOT lead and measure away. Easy as pie. On this set, the Width control affects the current directly, so I turned it down to around 100ma, which gives reasonable width & picture.
I got the 428B to use on my color roundies, but it has already earned back the few shekels I paid for it, and now I feel better about just letting this Philco play away. After warming up a couple of minutes, it looks fine without the CRT brightener, so I tossed that in a box. Who knows why they put on a brightener in the first place? Maybe that was a quicker solution than diagnosing some peskier issue.
Phil Nelson