1950s TVS!, and tube radios!

[josephdaniel]

Here is a good idea next time you see a tv set or radio just skip over it and buy some test equipment like tube tester and capacitor checkers that should help you out a lot and show you wich caps really need replaced. if you really ate wanting to keep as many orgional parts in the tv as possible while keeping it working reasonably well this is the way to go for you I believe. Me I always replace the lyrics and papers in the old sets unless I don't have the part on hand.

[radiotron]

Originally Posted by josephdaniel

Here is a good idea next time you see a tv set or radio just skip over it and buy some test equipment like tube tester and capacitor checkers that should help you out a lot and show you wich caps really need replaced. if you really ate wanting to keep as many orgional parts in the tv as possible while keeping it working reasonably well this is the way to go for you I believe. Me I always replace the lyrics and papers in the old sets unless I don't have the part on hand.

i have a tube tester the cap thing is just my grandpa doesnt like giving out parts when the set works im not going against you guys its just that tvtimeisfun does the same thing he fired up a 65 zenith color that wasnt fired in over 40 years it only needed a horiz. output tube
ive never a a set go with bad caps when i used it ive had tubes go out when i was watching it, but never caps in the 2 years ive been doing this

[snelson903]

capacitors are the number one thing in new or esp. old equitment that fail ,they can become leaky ,shorted,open,change value,become resisted ,they can cause intermitent problems, can cause unfiltered voltage's or in blocking aplacation's to damage semiconductor's or electron tube's . the old can type multi side electrolytic dry up ,are internaly leaky ,most of the time they are in a open condition. the same with the wax paper caps they failed back in day on regular base's heat & wax dont mix , im not a fan of reforming either if its bad replace it ,to say you have never had to replace a cap before or your grandpa doesnt like giving out parts when the set works ,is kinda a mystery.