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Got it home and hooked it up.
CRT is fast to come on and very bright, like new I would say.
Sound is great, all the controls work except the Horiz Hold pot, it hits a certain spot and the set dies and smoke starts to come out the vent holes, turn it back and it comes right back on, most likely the pot itself is shorted.
With a DVD hooked up I can't quite get enough range on the Horizontal (without hitting the bad spot) to get a picture, the sound, vertical, Brightness and Gain (i.e. Contrast) work fine.
It should be easy to get this working but I still want to recap it to make it safe to play.
I think I can make some new vent bars with either Plastic or metal and glue them on from the inside, a shot of Gray Wrinkle paint should make it look nearly good as new I hope.
The Chrome is in beautiful shape, no corrosion and only a few little scratches.
I think this set lived it's life in the Mojave Desert and that's why it's so well preserved.
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