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Diode question
Hi all -
I think at least one of the diodes in my 1965 Admiral's rectifier bridge has opened up. I was watching the set the other night and suddenly the picture got small and blurry along with a little hum in the audio. Powered it off as quickly as I could and haven't turned it back on except for a few seconds of attempted troubleshooting. It looks like it's indeed running on 1/2 wave instead of full wave - still have sound, brightness, H and V hold do something (but no sync), etc. but it appears as though the B+ is way low.
Anyway, my question is this: The diodes listed in the Sam's are 1N1095 or 1N1696, listed as 500-750PIV, 600-750mA. I've got a whole bunch of 1N4007s laying around (1000PIV,1A). I know the ratings exceed the originals, but are there any caveats to replacing the old diodes with the 1N4007s? I plan on replacing all 4 while I'm in there - if this is indeed the problem. Hopefully will get to crack it open sometime this week...
Thanks!
-Jim
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