CTC 108 Picture tube - inside

[TVTim]

So, I finally took the back off of my CTC108. Rather clean for something this old. The only thing that bothers me is the blackened appearance on the neck of the P/T. Almost smoky looking inside and the large white adjustment near the yoke also has the blackened look to it.

Is this a problem? Could this be why my picture isn't at it's best?

How does a layman correct this? To be honest, I am scared of the high voltage aspect. An electrician friend of mine once told me that I am not affraid of it, but I respect it. No matter what Angelo said, I am AFRAID OF IT!

Any suggestions folks? I'd love to save this set. It's pretty cool to me.

(I can't get photos to paste inside of a posting so here is a link to the photo)


http://www.videokarma.org/album.php?...pictureid=3527