Sears TV
Well, the little Sears set arrived yesterday. It is in great condition albeit a bit dirty. I was surprised to find even the antennas are straight and not broken. The cord is good and all the knobs are there. This was a well cared for TV. The set works about as good as new. The convergence is as near perfect as one could expect. The chassis must have very low hours. Perhaps this was a bedroom set. The chassis is fairly clean and there are no obvious signs of previous service. I could not find a date anywhere but it looks like early Seventies technology.
There is a very slight reduction in vertical height which leads me to believe there might be a cap going bad in the vertical section. I was wondering, should I recap the sweep and high voltage circuits as a preventative measure? I know this set is fairly new as vintage goes but since I have to disassemble it for total cleaning, I thought a selective recap might be a good idea. It is a great find, well worth 18 bucks.
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