Phooey, my 53 Philco is on the fritz.

[Eric H]

Fired up the trusty 53 Philco last night to see if a modulator system was working and all I got was this shrunken up raster.

This set has worked perfectly since I rebuilt it about 8 or 10 years ago, it doesn't get used much but I turn it on now and then to keep it healthy.
It was working a month ago, now it seems to have developed a power supply problem as everything is malfunctioning, weak sound, picture and it fades to black when the brightness is turned up.

It looks like the yoke might have moved, possible since one of the cloth straps that hold it in place is broken, that doesn't explain the weak shrunken raster.

I think I left the original Seleniums in place, perhaps one has failed, no bad smells though.