Hot FLY on Magnavox CTC12 clone tv

[Tony V]

Since the subject has been brought up about hot flybacks in color tv's, i thought i would ask about my Magnavox CTC12 clone that i have without hijacking the other thread.

The flyback in mine gets hot also but mainly at the core which gets really hot to the touch after a couple of hours of playtime. Is this normal? The "doughnut" itself only gets warm and not soft but there has been some minor drippage that seems to have come from the center.

The flyback is a NOS replacement with less than 20 hours on it. The efficiency coil has been properly adjusted, the sweep and rectifier tubes replaced, and the hv has been adjusted but can only get 21kv out of it. There is no blooming, the picture is nice and sharp and it plays perfectly. The only thing besides the heat problem and the slightly low hv, is the filament of the hv rect tube seems a little bright to me. It was always my thought that the filament should only be seen in a dark room.

Any feedback you all could give me on these questions will surely be appreciated as i dont want to ruin the new flyback.

Thanks!