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I remember that recall well. My Uncle was a Zenith dealer and we had to go on TONS of house-calls for that problem. I remember 1 set where the neck of the picture-tube did blow off due to that cap. Zenith paid for a tube for that set. That recall cost Zenith alot of money and was the beginning of their demise. I got a tripler from Moyers and it was around $27.00 IIRC. Also, I could be mistaken, but I think ALL Chromacolor 2's had that cap.... Also, concerning the focus problem, It's a safe bet it IS the tripler. I had a 75 Chromacolor 2 portable and it had the same problem. Discovered someone had done a "hack" repair job in the past and one of the high-voltage wires was spliced and wrapped with electrical tape! Could not believe that one.... Also, when I got the tripler from Moyers I bought a "cap set" that is also wise to change. They know what it is. Zenith had a part-number for them, but can't recall what it was at the moment... They were for high-voltage as well.
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