philco 21" console to fix or not

[Don Lindsly]

Few Philco TVs had chassis-mounted CRTs for good reason. There was far less factory and service breakage and lighter to handle. The 1956 TV 440/444 had chassis mounted CRTs and were a nuisance to handle. After that, only portables came that way.

Most shops had test set ups so firing up a chassis in the shop was no problem and took up much less room.

Yes, a bad video detector can cause a raster with no sound, no picture. A simple ohm meter check will confirm a suspect.

Don