Well I let it "cook" for a while using the instant-on feature. Guess what? It had a full-screen, color picture with sound! Bringing in channel 9 from Windsor, ON.
Here's the bad news...
I started to notice the picture getting a little blurry, so ducked around the back and saw a faint wisp of smoke from the fly. Shut down immediately.
So I guess that's where the adventure ends.
I doubt it's completely ruined, and restoring the rest of the set should just be a matter of some cleaning and caps. It's cosmetically very good. (just dusty)
Coincidentally that's my AMC box fan next it it in the garage.
Who would care to rescue this (almost working) rarity from the dump? I'd really like to see it saved, but there is really no room at the inn. I bought it on a whim.
