i have a 25" hantarex polo that won't degauss. the thermistor was definitely bad, i've replaced it from a spare parts chassis but it still won't degauss. i don't know what else to check past this point. i'm not sure if it matters but my tube was a tube swap, so not original. i spliced the degauss connector for the chassis onto the degauss wires, don't think there was anything else that needed to be done with that.
does anyone have any idea?
I noticed recently when replacing the HOT in my Polo 25" that the solder pads for my degauss connector were almost completely lifted from the pcb. I hadn't touched this chassis for any repairs in over ten years, and it was the very FIRST chassis I ever did a cap kit to, so it's likely my eyes weren't even trained enough to spot this back then.
I did take pics of the before and after of my attempt to strengthen this connection. Meant to snap a pic before I put the cage back together over that part, but I forgot, so there is a ton of flux in this pic that I cleaned up afterwards. I strengthened the 2 degauss pins by bending 2 old HOT legs around them and the component pins below, and soldering the heck out of the entire concoction. This REALLY seemed to stiffen this connection to hopefully provide not only a better electrical connection, but a stronger physical connection as well. Possibly one or both of your pads are lifted, causing connection issues?