CT-100 restoration questions

[Tim]

I have been working on my CT-100 on and off for about 4 months now. Life keeps getting in the way of this important process. . Anyway, I was reading on Pete's site that it is recommended to replace the HV filament windings on the flyback and I am wondering what the experiences of the group were on this topic. Is this a common failure point? If so, does anyone have a recommendation as to where to get about 3 ft of flexible HV wire? The 2nd anode stuff I have is too thick and stiff for this application.

Secondly, when replacing the Selenium stacks with diodes, has anyone found the need to add additional resistance to compensate for the voltage drop that was present with the seleniums? I have not applied power yet so have not made any measurements myself. Wondering what others have found.

I'm hoping to have the old girl running by Christmas.

Thanks in advance.