[Madeline12]

Hello… again.

Welp, I’ve replaced all capacitors (both paper and electrolytic) and carbon composition resistors in my Stewart Warner TV from 1951. Booted it up again today with a dim bulb tester which glowed very dimly. Did not get sound nor raster. All tubes, including the picture tube, had a nice orange glow. Upon adjusting the brightness, I felt a slight tingling in my fingers, and unplugged the TV.

At a bit of a loss… the fuse for the flyback was/is intact, though I’ll be testing it regardless. But I’m starting to wonder if possibly the doorknob capacitor near the HV rectifier tube could be the problem… I had assumed the black marks were old flux, but I’m starting to think it’s indicative of another issue… I’ve attached a picture.

Could this be causing the tingling and other issues I described? Any suggestions on how to proceed further?