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I serviced the NEC/CM/Colortyme sets. Don't sit anything wet on the cabinet! It will soak into the particle board fast.
The NEC sets were OK in their time. They managed to usually last the rental period OK. Those Zenith CRT's were always being replaced by my facility. I bought rebuilt tubes from a local electronics distributor at the time that are still looking good today.
I've got a customer today with one of the last Delta tube CM sets that weighs a TON and is misery to service. It had a blown fuse when I first looked at it... replaced it, and 10 years later, it's still running. About 7 years ago, I replaced the CRT in it. I'm really surprised at how good the ole thing still looks.
Customers grandkids use it in their playroom, and it's got 2 videogame consoles connected to it, besides a satellite dish.
Last time I had a look at it, I touched up the convergence, and adjusted the purity for the first time since the tube replacement.
The only reason I'm still working on this set is the fact that I was willing to have a look at it for its owner in the first place, after the local CM dealer around here shut down years ago.
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