TV Zenith Solid-state 70's

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by Dreamsbeard

Well, damn...you could have said that I needed 1.21 gigawatt to get it going and I wouldn't be less floored haha. Sounds like an expensive proposition, and I suppose there is no simple way around it?

If you have the right gear for FM radio alignment, or the right test pattern (and a lotta balls) you might be able to adjust the chroma band pass amp (I've contemplated trying it by eye on a 60's RCA clone).
As for RF/IF alignment in theory one possibly might be able to pull it off by eye with a multi-burst pattern and possibly a scope....But it is very hard to do properly, and you'll likely just make things worse.

I've been collecting equipment on the cheap for years, and I think I might have enough gear to pull it off, but all my gear is cheap junk so I need to verify it all works then select a 'practice victim'....And I don't have the time presently.

It ain't as hard as catching lightning for some techs here who have done it, and still have the equipment from TV shops they once worked for, but picking it up from scratch takes some motivation and cash (or a lot of time searching if your as cheap as me).