Newbie's First Questions RCA TS 721 Restoration

[kvflyer]

Yes, that looks "Mo Bettah"! Congratulations. I had a problem with my Admiral set that turned out being tin whiskers in the control. A good tooth brushing and it fixed that. First time I had experienced it and I was surprised, but pleased.

[Chris K]

Originally Posted by kvflyer

Yes, that looks "Mo Bettah"! Congratulations. I had a problem with my Admiral set that turned out being tin whiskers in the control. A good tooth brushing and it fixed that. First time I had experienced it and I was surprised, but pleased.

Those Admirals grew whiskers like Santa Claus! I wonder what kind of metal alloy they used where that was such a common problem across so many TVs for so many years? Thanks for the congrats!