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pichacker · 13th Oct 2015, 9:47 pm

And to answer the question... "What would have happened had I not been there?" Well, as it was destined for disposal I plugged it back in again and ran it. The smoke kept coming accompanied by a frying bacon sound. This lasted about 2 minutes before it all stopped and the PSU made a low pitched squeal. I guess the HT line was heavily loaded.

So to the manufacturers of this set a big "well done" in a fail safe construction and choice of component materials.

13th Oct 2015, 9:47 pm	#18
pichacker Hexode Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Essex, UK. Posts: 370	Re: Mid-80s 14 inch TV sets And to answer the question... "What would have happened had I not been there?" Well, as it was destined for disposal I plugged it back in again and ran it. The smoke kept coming accompanied by a frying bacon sound. This lasted about 2 minutes before it all stopped and the PSU made a low pitched squeal. I guess the HT line was heavily loaded. So to the manufacturers of this set a big "well done" in a fail safe construction and choice of component materials. __________________ 6.3v on my heaters is no longer enough to get me going in the morning!!