Help with Zenith B&W

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Originally Posted by zeno

The chassis number is good. It is listed as Sams 1076-3.
DO NOT buy the Sams for $22, thats a last resort. As far as repairs
go start with the most major one. Dont blindly recap or replace
tubes that check weak. Most old Zeniths come to life & work
fine with questionable parts. Its just the way they are.
Best is to post a pix showing the symptom. True content from a
VCR or DVD are best. Test patterns can also help sometimes.

73 Zeno
LFOD !

I received my RF modulator today. I powered up the Zenith with the modulator attached to a VCR, DVD player, DVR. The picture looked the best using the DVR. You were spot on correct. The old Zenith doesn't work half bad just the way it sits. The picture on all sources is still a little fuzzy around the edges. The picture seems a tad out of focus, not quite straight on the screen.

But, watching one of the channels that play the old black and white re runs nets a very decent picture. This old tube gear still amazes me. The Zenith was used for countless hours when I was kid, still works.

Thanks for the advice!