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RCA 721TS restoration
I picked up an RCA 721TS from a local craigslist and restored the electronics. The guy I bought it from had got it from a used furniture store and refinished the cabinet in urethane, I think, but it has a bad scratch on top that I should do something about some day. Attached are some pictures. As the pictures show, I was very very lucky not to have broken the CRT while transporting the set, as the picture tube positioning feet were fully retracted and the CRT was partially supported by an IF transformer. This set uses the electromagnetic style ion trap. Someone added a cap across the width coil, to boost the width?, that is not shown on the RCA schematic. Dusty an complete, except for the missing channel selector, fine tuning knob and channel number plate. I later bought a channel selector and fine tuning knob, but I am still looking for a channel number plate. More pictures to follow.
Last edited by Zenith6S321; 02-07-2015 at 05:59 PM.
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