My First Vintage Television

[bandersen]

Awesome present - I never get stuff like that!
Please don't turn it on again before doing some troubleshooting. You're likely to burn something out.

That high pitched squeal is probably from the horizontal / high voltage circuit around 15 kHz. Most likely some capacitors have gone bad and are causing problems.

I'm not sure of the model, but I'm sure someone else does.

P.S. Sweet PF profile pic

[Sam Cogley]

Originally Posted by bandersen

That high pitched squeal is probably from the horizontal / high voltage circuit around 15 kHz. Most likely some capacitors have gone bad and are causing problems.

It's also possible that it's just the regular flyback whine. I can hear almost any CRT television when it's running. My parents had a very large CRT TV when I was in high school that drove me nuts.

[marty59]

Things could be coming up but the CRT may be a little too dim to tell what's going on. Did you try this set in a dark room or turn off the lights?

Reguardless, you have some initial troubleshooting to do so try to resist the temptation of any more power ups before checking it out.

As for information, find the model and/or the chassis numbers and with an index book we can find what the Howard Sams Photofact schematic is for it.

Your girlfriend must not understand the addictive effects that come with TV collecting....