I took the back off to see what I'd be up against. Darn it tall, the infamous brightener was on. I rarely see those brighteners on color sets. I figured the tube was toast as they normally always are at this stage. My RCA CRIII couldn't do a thing to it. The old B+K 465 did the job, and very well too. The emission went up to a near perfect tube on all 3 guns, so the tracking is excellent. This it the picture it produces without touching a thing, except backing off and setting the grey scale. The picture detail is a little smeary, but its not the CRT, probably some some tubes and simple alignment, but its got a picture and I can tell it will clean up to a good working set.
See the yellowish dust? It was a smokers set, not very extreme though, but it has that hot tube cigarette smoke smell once the set is going. That smell takes me back as a kid looking in the back of old sets, smelling the hot tube smoke smell looking at the filaments under all the dust....
