Ok. I was cruising CL last night and found a listing for a 25" tube. I called the guy and he said it was out of a 25th Anniversary Ms Pac/Galaga. I asked about screen burn and he said it hardly had any. He also said it came with the chassis, but he admittedly said he didn't know much about these things.
So, I took a chance and told him I'd be by in the morning to pick it up. The price for the tube and chassis was $60. When I got there, I was saddened that the tube actually had quite a bit of burn...
...but the chassis turned out to be a K7400 in GREAT looking shape. It looks as if it was NOS right out of the box....
...but that's where the good news ends. Turns out it's blowing HOTs. He said it was just "ticking" and he changed the HOT and it would still keep "ticking." He also said he changed some of the caps and not others. I verified that the HOT does is fact check shorted in circuit. I haven't really done any other troubleshooting. Any quick advice? I have some new HOTs on the way already, but I also need to know where I can get a FULL 7400 cap kit besides Bob Roberts. Nothing against him, I just don't like going through the Money Order hassle. I can go that route if need be, but if there is anywhere else, that would be better for me.
Thanks guys.
So, I took a chance and told him I'd be by in the morning to pick it up. The price for the tube and chassis was $60. When I got there, I was saddened that the tube actually had quite a bit of burn...
...but the chassis turned out to be a K7400 in GREAT looking shape. It looks as if it was NOS right out of the box....
...but that's where the good news ends. Turns out it's blowing HOTs. He said it was just "ticking" and he changed the HOT and it would still keep "ticking." He also said he changed some of the caps and not others. I verified that the HOT does is fact check shorted in circuit. I haven't really done any other troubleshooting. Any quick advice? I have some new HOTs on the way already, but I also need to know where I can get a FULL 7400 cap kit besides Bob Roberts. Nothing against him, I just don't like going through the Money Order hassle. I can go that route if need be, but if there is anywhere else, that would be better for me.
Thanks guys.




