WHY so few "other brands' left out there?( Admiral, Sylvania , Philco, etc)

[TVTim]

Originally Posted by Jon A.

Same here, and on top of that I haven't been around long enough to see that many of the older Sony sets. I'm just going by what I read here, such as a mere slap killing a newly-repaired Sony.

Count me in too Jon. When I was in my late teens, the closest I got to TV repair was pulling out tubes and checking them at Radio Shack. My dad was more adventurous. He changed out picture tubes too.

[Jon A.]

Originally Posted by TVTim

Count me in too Jon. When I was in my late teens, the closest I got to TV repair was pulling out tubes and checking them at Radio Shack. My dad was more adventurous. He changed out picture tubes too.

The only TV repair I did in my youth didn't even involve troubleshooting. I found a joint for a vertical transistor that was completely devoid of solder. I took apart many TVs and monitors back then with no attempt to discharge any residual HV. It was a wonder I didn't get zapped, not by anything with a CRT anyway. I got 110/120 mains voltage on a challenge from the super at my old building. The line was spliced to the radio from a motel TV he had just scrapped. I grabbed one bare wire... nothing. I grabbed the other one... again, nothing. He then told me to grab both of them at once. Well, I haven't done such a thing since. He could hold onto live mains wires no problem.

[TVTim]

Originally Posted by Jon A.

The only TV repair I did in my youth didn't even involve troubleshooting. I found a joint for a vertical transistor that was completely devoid of solder. I took apart many TVs and monitors back then with no attempt to discharge any residual HV. It was a wonder I didn't get zapped, not by anything with a CRT anyway. I got 110/120 mains voltage on a challenge from the super at my old building. The line was spliced to the radio from a motel TV he had just scrapped. I grabbed one bare wire... nothing. I grabbed the other one... again, nothing. He then told me to grab both of them at once. Well, I haven't done such a thing since. He could hold onto live mains wires no problem.

You never forget the first time you get zapped.