Got the Sylvania!

[veg-o-matic]

Well! Could have knocked me over with a feather, as they say.

After checking all my new solder joints (which never look nice and shiny) and double checking all the tubes I put back in (I had one in the wrong place), I reinstalled the chassis and decided it was time to fire up Woody.

No smoke this time!

There are still a couple little problems, not bad: I need to touch up the convergence. Guess I'll have to get one of those new DVDs from ETF. The cabinet could use a little work on the top, but it's not too bad. And I need to find one more knob. That's the third picture. Anyone got one?

The color doesn't seem to sync really well unless I change the channel from 3 to 2 and then back again.

In summary, this is what I did to get Woody back on line again:

Clean chassis of dust.
Replace 4 tube sockets.
Replace light in tuner.
Reattach channel numbers on VHF tuner.
Probably some other stuff I forgot...

Anyway, here's a Before and After. Plus a picture of the knob I need. Can't wait to get the convergence fixed--I got the first season of The Doris Day Show, and I think it'll look really good on this set!

Thanks for all your support. Once again, I couldn't have done it without my AK buddies!

[Chad Hauris]

Great job, Veg! You can do convergence in a pinch by using the text from your digital cable on-line guide, the credits from a movie when paused, the Home shopping club etc. and turning the color all the way off, but using the pattern DVD will make it more precise. Just make sure the purity is set correctly...you may be able to get away without much adjustment of the 12 dynamic controls if you set up the purity and do the 3 convergence magnets and blue lateral magnet.

Also set up the vertical height and linearity and the pincushioning the best you can to get a straight, well balanced picture as this will help your convergence too.

[bgadow]

Just awesome! This is where the real fun is, taking the set in that first picture & tweaking it to pic 2. What an improvement. Knock on wood, I hope Woody remains reliable for a long, long time!

[blue_lateral]

Looking good, Veg!