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Old 09-13-2017, 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by MadMan View Post
Welp, I pulled the trigger.

I gotta say, the case is near immaculate. It has like a grand total of 2 small scratches that you can't even see at 5 feet away. The safety glass is plastic, and amazingly that's scratch-free, too. Inside there's a lot of dust, a mix of tubes, what looks like the original crt, no brightener, and all the pots and switches are free. It has the original metal back cover, and even the power cord, which is strangely still supple and intact. Oh, and it has this weird adjustable built-in antenna, and (I think) an adjustable electromagnetic focus ring? O_o

Sadly the crt tests near-dead.

I tried to bring the set alive on a variac and a wattmeter, but it was very quickly apparent that it wasn't having it. So here's the next question: do you think I could get away with just replacing the filter caps and making sure all the tubes are ok, in order to see if the crt will give me something? You know, before I go all the way and recap the whole thing?


Also, jr, I might have to hit you up for pictures of that front door thing, at some point in the future. :3
Very cool!! Let's see some pictures when you get the chance.

Ya might be able to 3D print that door. It is 2017 after all.
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