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I've got the demon spawn KV-1201. Found it at a yard sale. Seller said it was perfect. (You know where this is going...) I couldn't plug it in to see.
Got it home. It's been wet inside. Pulled and cooked the chassis for a couple of hours in the oven on low. Cleaned the interior of the set and CRT while the chassis was baking.
Stuck it all back together. Plug it in, and ARCING allover the CRT socket. Found more dampness. Cleaned it up, fired it up again. No arcing, but a dull reddish smeary picture. With a signal, it looks even worse. My CRT tester shows about 10% life after it sat for 3 hours baking.
Moral of the story: Check the CRT first.
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