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Glad it seems to have helped! And I didn't mention it, but I don't do the SMDs either. I don't think I've ever seen one of those being a bad connection.
It's 90% of the time the coils. Also, on that EXR series, there are several secondary 5-volt, 9-volt & 12-volt B+ supply regulators which are heatsink-mounted, and physically near the center of the board. They always have bad connections, but they don't particularly cause tuner-looking problems. Usually when those get bad connections, the result will be popping on & off, and sometimes a vertical collapse. There is a plastic support below the board, which virtually hides the connections. If you follow that support as it crosses the main frame holding the board, you will see 3 or 4 of those regulators' pins, and if you look through a magnifying glass, you'll see cracked, cold joints!
But if it's fine now, leave well enough alone and just bear the regulator connections in mind for the future.
Charles
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Collecting & restoring TVs in Los Angeles since age 10
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