Yeah.... I'll likely just live with the little set the way it is, or one day get REAL adventurous and try and see if I can somehow get to that pin without letting all the magic out
I'm just not used to these little micro sets "stumping" me in any way. I'll obviously at some point make the mistake of buying some Magnavox Shadow or similar 4.5" set that will be FUBAR but have a CRT. I do that ALL the time with those little 5" chinese sets...and end up with LOTS of parts to fix like four others (I have a little sub-collection of those in different color cabinets)
I just like these little "Shadow" sets because they are almost cubes. I like that little high-deflection 4.5" tube for some odd reason. The set itself ends up MUCH shallower and looks nicer on a shelf than the big long 5" sets you see every day. I also have about four of the little Sony "paddle" CRT sets just for fun