[Fairlane500skyliner]

Originally Posted by wa2ise

Welcome to VK. And conversely, I'm also a member of an Australian radio and TV collector web site http://vintage-radio.com.au/, even though I'm a white trash American that doesn't belong to an ethnic group There's a TV forum there http://vintage-radio.com.au/default.asp?f=6. People on that Aussie web site are quite friendly as well.

It's a great forum, with loads of very friendly and helpful members. One of the main reasons I don't really post is the general lack of television collectors, and the absence of a feature to upload my own photos.

Originally Posted by wa2ise

I'd electronically restore the chassis first, to be sure no hard to find parts are bad. Like yokes, flybacks and CRTs. Replace all wax caps, and the electrolytics.

I'm not really worried if the set requires "unobtanium" parts, as I'll still keep it as a display-only set. There aren't many sets of the era around Australia any more, so it's worth keeping every one - even if the chassis can't be restored.

Chris