I had barely finished this posting...
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=65647
...when Captain Moody told us all about the two old sets placed in the trash with a note "More TVs inside". So, unless otherwise challenged, I am declaring St. Clair Shores, Michigan to be the "Crazy-old-man-hording-old-TVs" capital of the world!
Just another reason I love my city!
I went over to the house after Capt' Moody, and brought home the following: (In one truckload I might add!)
Here's an old RCA, in very good shape (The sets in the attic faired much better than the basement, which was simply a fire wating to happen!)
A Monkey Wards set... There were a high percentage of store-brand sets. I grabbed them just because you rarely see them. This one was supposed to have legs.
Here's a 21" Maggie... I know you aren't supposed to hard-start 'em, but I figured most would end-up back in the trash unless they worked. The ones that looked reasonably safe, I plugged in with mixed results. This one mostly hummed, with no HV.
Close-up of the controls... Note the "Power Tuning" button!? It's not remote, so was it really that damn hard to turn a knob?
Here's a Moto for ya...
Continued in next post....