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Old 08-12-2011, 02:01 PM
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Your RCA Victor console brought back memories for me, as I knew a kid in my hometown whose parents had a set almost exactly like yours -- except for the cabinet (theirs was, IIRC, in a blonde or maple cabinet -- not sure anymore, too long ago) and I think their set had a 23" rectangular CRT. These sets were made when RCA was RCA, an American television/audio/stereo manufacturer located in New Jersey. Yours should last a long time, although until now I was not aware of the flyback problems certain 3A3C HV rectifier tubes can cause. Also, be careful when inserting or removing tubes from their sockets in these sets. Most of the set is on at least two PC boards, which become brittle over time and can break if too much pressure is put, say, on a tube socket. I speak from experience, as I had a Sears Silvertone color set in the 1970s (RCA CTC-12 clone) that was ruined when the video output tube socket broke out of the video amp PC board.
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