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Originally Posted by glen65
You can check those 4000 series diodes with
just about anything. You need a meter that’s running
at least a 9 volt battery to get anything out those HV diodes.
It’s probably a Simpson 260, just hope that one didn’t walk
away from you. A new one is about 250 -300 bucks.
You would be able to check the HV diodes with that one.
you would just need to set it on R times 10,000.
If you locate it -hang on to it. I still have mine
and I still use it quite a bit.
Ok.. provided everything is wired correctly and you are
getting 120VAC at the primary of the transformer, about
the only two things left would be 1. the transformer
is not putting out HV (bad secondary) or 2. the mag is bad.
Based on youre earlier post I suspect the latter of the two.
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Yup. That's why I've been trying to find it (Simpson).
If not, I could whip up a 15v HV diode analyzer early next week with my variac and a couple of other component parts.
But, seeing as how I've already got the mag, I may as well just install it (and reuse the t-stat on the original). The worst that could happen is that it still won't heat.
It may actually be the HV tranny since there's not really a loud noise coming from it. It has that 'bad transformer hum' sound during operation. But, the mag is the most likely candidate.
Mother's day tomorrow, so I won't get around to it until Monday at this point. I'll let you know after I change out the mag.
Thanks,
. . Falcon