04-05-2023, 10:43 PM
It almost sounds like the anode connection is open-circuit.
That would make all the cathode current go to the screen-grid which would indeed glow bright orange, what you could see of it. It might fuse the grid wires, which could then spring any which way.
That would make all the cathode current go to the screen-grid which would indeed glow bright orange, what you could see of it. It might fuse the grid wires, which could then spring any which way.
