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This set is in Sam's 4891, which they want the ungodly price of $27 + shipping for. Frankly, I can't see spending that amount of money on a set that I may not can fix and probably won't bring a lot even when fixed. So, this set is probably going to get trashed if someone does not come to my rescue pretty soon. It seems like the cheaper new TVs became, the more the price of photofacts went up.
Along with this set, I picked up a 2004 27" RCA that uses the ITC008 chassis. The ticket says "shorted HOT", so I'm sure the flyback is bad as well. Bad flybacks and HOT's seem to be the most common trouble in newer RCA's. If the CRT test good, I may order a flyback and stick that set in the livingroom. My mother has been wanting a bigger TV in there. She did inform me that the new TV must have as good a picture as the '85 19" Sony. Otherwise, the old Sony will remain. I think she's now starting to see that these older TVs often have the best picture.
There was also a 2001 19" Orion in the bunch. It was dead and I actually repaired it by replacing a defective 470 uf cap (measured 240 uf) in the power supply. Then, I got lucky and sold it for $50 a few hours ago. If I had luck like that all the time, I might not mind putting more effort into getting these things going.
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