Just got this. Tubes light up but no light on picture tube or sound. anything I, with no tv repair experience can look for.
Leo

Just got this. Tubes light up but no light on picture tube or sound. anything I, with no tv repair experience can look for.
Leo

Hi Leo , welcome to Videokarma .

To get right to the point , I will say that if your statement "no tv repair experience" actually means "no vacuum tube electronic experience" your best bet would be to put the tv away for a while and get a couple of cheap "AA5" tube radios and practice "Recapping" them before you try repairing the TV . To be honest , you've already made the first big mistake of owning that vintage tv , NO antique electronics should ever be plugged in before several checks are made , shorted capacitors can very well destroy expensive parts (transformers) that would otherwise be fine if the shorted caps are replaced before the first power up .

PS , you have placed your thread in the wrong area of the forum , this being the "antique radios" subforum , your thread will get the most tv based answers up in the "early b/w and projection tv" subforum , I will ask a moderator to move it there for you . In closing I'll say if your not familiar with the terms "Recap" and "AA5" a search here will provide lots of info to help you plan your next steps with the tv :)

Moved to correct forum.