RCA Victor RCA-6T71 (Where to start?"

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Coshi

OK, Update time, I've got the picture tube cleaned safely put back into the Cabinet I put foam rubber insulating strips around the safety glass and to cushion the bottom of the picture tube.

But I found that the HV lead that connects to the edge of the picture tube isnt getting good connection to the edge of the screen. I have it taped to it with a peace of rubber tape, How SHOULD it be connected? I'll get a picture of it soon as I can.

It's been ages, since I worked on one of those.
IIRC, the anode lead is clipped or connected to one of the spring contacts, located around the front of the CRT.
They also used to use a foam gasket, that crumbled after a while, to keep the dust out, between the CRT front and the safety glass.