RCA 721TS... Now What?

[jpdylon]

Welcome Shaver!

I would honestly hold on to that set. THe first thing to do is to test the CRT. If the picture tube is still ok, you have won half the battle. Then I would test the power supply transformer (if it has one) and make sure there are no shorted windings. If that checks ok, then its time to replace all the paper wax capacitors.

WHere abouts in so-cal are you. If you are anywhere near san diego, I may be able to help out.

Hey thanks for the responses!

I dont have the equipment to really test the inner workings beyond that of a basic tube tester. On radios, I would do what I could from clean up and tube testing and then would turn it over to someone far more experienced than me. So the types of testing you are suggesting are probably way out of my experience level, unless it is far less complicated than it sounds.

Jordan, I live in the Temecula area, but work in San Diego so I am not too far away in that respect. I definitely would like to keep the set, but my wife doesnt like the idea of my keeping a hundred pound paperweight and I guess I cant really blame her. To have someone do the type of work you are describing, what would be the cost range?

Chris