Maggie Home Entertainment Center

[holmesuser01]

The only controls I have moved are vert lin and height.

I want to replace the vertical oscillator. Part of it is really weak. The linearity keeps changing....

Replaced the damper tube this morning. The old one checked good, but, a 1962 era Zenith tube pulls the width out more. Im not adjusting the magnets on the yolk yet, until I know there is nothing else causing this.

Several tubes that tested OK when I got the set are now showing their true colors, which is an acheivement for a B/W TV. The OEM 6BQ5 output decided to get really noisy. I have several new tubes, and replaced this one, and got good clear sound from the amp. Plus, the replacement tube is not getting as hot as the original did.

A new 6AL5 in the FM tuner brought the FM back to life... it worked fine back in the cold weather, but decided to die now.

I thought I got the tuner fixed. NOT! Im going to remove it and see why the fine tune slug is not moving. I may have to get a parts tuner, or at least the channel 3 and 4 strips for mine.

At any rate, the old Maggie is running well. I need to get a schematic. It's a V36 chassis.

I also took the little videomatic cell apart and cleaned the face of the photocell, and the inside and outside of the orange shell it goes in. The ciggy smoke was covering everything in there, and now the reaction to light is even better.

I cant work long today, as I am going to an auction in the next county tonight. I think there will be some old radios there, but I need to go and see.