Q1. Do you know if these faults developed over a short or long time, or are these two scopes a recent purchase, where you don’t know their history?
Q2. Can you confirm that VR3101 does change the (X1) width of the trace across the screen in a linear manner?
Q3. With VR3101 at minimum gain, how far does the trace go across the screen?
Your photo’s appear to indicate that the trace goes across approximately 85% of the screen width with VR3101 at maximum gain?
Q4. If the range of VR3101 was increased by 50% (half a turn), in your opinion, would that be sufficient to extend the X-amplifier gain, such that the trace would reach the full width of the CRT screen?