1966? Zenith Color Tube TV

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It's kinda wasteful to replace a good working flyback because it doesn't look good. There's not a limitless supply out there.

I've seen mint looking flybacks be dead and I've ran destroyed looking flybacks for years.... Electricity doesn't care what the path looks like as long as the path functions.

Flybacks and HV cups clean up nicely with off the shelf rubbing alcohol, and tougher dirt can be removed with spot treatments of Goof Off....Heck severe carbon tracking can often be permanently cured by Dremeling out the carbonized bit of insulation and replacing it with silicone caulk.