Picked up a Magnavox Console Today

[graywolf]

Hi, this is probably too new to interest most of you, but I was wondering if anyone could tell me about it.

As mentioned it is a Magnavox 27 inch stereo console TV. On the back it is ID'd as a RK607 PE02. Chassis type 27P1-01. Date code is 3190283D (Feb 83?). RENEWED is stamped over the label. Assembled by Phillips in Greenville TN.

It seems very clean only a couple of scratchs (one put on the top at the thrift shop after I bought it, but before I picked it up. Inside just has the usual dust from a fairly clean environment. They did not have the Remote, but I would guess that a universal would work. It looks good and matchs most of my other furniture.

Interestingly the price tag is still on the back $849.95 list, $539.97 store price. Price tag ID's it as a RK607 PE99 (note difference from makers label).

It has a problem, and I can not even blame the thrift because it takes an hour or so to show up. After playing nicely the color kind of slowly flashes brighter and dimmer then it shuts off. Before that the picture was not bad at all. It works again after being unplugged for a bit. Protection circuit? Bad cap? I worked in a TV shop once but that was long long ago, so any suggestions would be appreciated. If I can fix it for not too much money I will keep it, otherwise it is destined for the dumpster and it looks too nice for me to want to do that.

ADDED (12/17/06): I vacuumed and blew all the loose dust out of the set this morning. It has been on for a couple of hours with no further problems. Maybe I lucked out.