6JS6 vs. 6LR6 vs. 6LX6 tubes

[Chad Hauris]

Thanks for your comments, I do have the sams...I have a feeling something else is not right as the vertical still doesn't fill the screen even with a new vertical output tube and height all the way up. It may be those bad orange drops! When I turn the effeciency coil I don't get very much variation in the HO current,just goes between 0.20 and 0.21 amps with the 6JS6c.

I have had several cases of HO tube destruction caused by no drive signal...hopefully the old 6LR6 didn't suffer this fate. It never seemed to look abnormally hot though.

I have a feeling I maybe just better do a re-cap of all those old orange drops like you said. On anything that has paper caps I automatically replace all of them just so I'm not chasing weird problems.

[ctc17]

I brought home a few of those form SC and they all had exactly the same failed caps in the vert circuit. Those sets have the easiest to remove chassis, the traces on the boards are crappy though. They lift right off
That set can produce a superb picture, I would rate them close to the RCAs of that area.
I have a brand new 0 hour 25" D12 out in the garage I havent even tried yet. I would bet the same caps are bad in it too.

[bgadow]

Originally Posted by ctc17

the traces on the boards are crappy though. They lift right off

My experience, too, with Sylvania sets that age. Amazing how easy they can lift.

Are the Russians making the 6JS6 yet? Seems like a good candidate.