Faulty Scan on a FD-210 Watchman

[jhalphen]

Good day Gentlemen,

I observe the following raster distortion on a Sony FD-210BE Watchman, the Euro version of the first model made.

Received today and not opened yet, could you please give me some advice in finding the culprit. It may be as easy as a dead cap, but good RF sensitivity and undistorted audio would point towards "most of them are good".

What i'm afraid of, is a shorted deflection coil and if the case, how to obtain a spare. Were scan coil sets more or less similar across the Watchman family?

If anyone has the US model FD-210 Service Manual in paper, Scans, or whatever form, i will gladly purchase it (PM please).

Thanks! in advance for any tips or help

jhalphen
Paris/France