I HAD A HELL OF A TIME GETTING THE CONVERGENCE RIGHT. I POSTED A MESSAGE AT AUDIOKARMA.ORG FOR HELP. STEVE POSTED A PICTURE OF THE CORRENT POSITIONS FOR THE CONVERGENCE YOKE, PURITY RINGS AND BLUE LATERAL MAGNET. AFTER A LITTLE EXPERIMENTATION, THE CONVERGENCE IS A LOT BETTER THAN IT HAS EVER BEEN. IT IS NOT PERFECT, BUT IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY BAD EFFECT ON VIEWING.
I DO NOT PLAY MY SETS UNATTENDED. THIS SET HAS A RUBBER COATED FLYBACK TRANSFORMER. THESE FLYS WERE NOTORIOUS FOR THE COATING HAVING BURNTHROUGH. MANY TIMES, THE PROBLEM CAN BE FIXED. THE AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENTS WERE ENCASED IN HARD PLASTIC. RIGHT NOW, THE FLY LOOKS GOOD.
FOR NOW, I HAVE DECIDED TO KEEP THIS CABINET. EVEN THOUGH IT'S MASONITE WITH A PICTURE OF WOOD, AND THE FINISH IS DAMAGED IN PLACES, THE POSITIVE FEEDBACK I HAVE RECIEVED FROM FELLOW COLLECTORS HAS INSPIRED ME TO LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE. MAYBE I'LL FIND ANOTHER CTC-16 CHASSIS AND USE THE OTHER CABINET THEN. I DO HAVE A SPARE 21FJP22 (NO, IT'S NOT FOR SALE).
I FIXED THE BAD DIAL LAMP SOCKET WITH PARTS FROM THE ONES RADIO SHACK SELLS. I GOT THE IDEA FROM AN ARTICLE THAT WAS ON PHILCORADIO.COM.
I HAVE BEEN USING MY DVD PLAYER FOR THE SCREEN GRABS. THE PICTURE IS NICE, BRIGHT AND CLEAR. YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN IT BEFORE. BELOW IS A SHOT OF THE COMPLETED RESTORATION.
14 FEB 2008. THE CHROMA BOARD FROM HELL STRIKES AGAIN. DURING THE SUMMER OF 2007, I REPLACED THREE TUBE SOCKETS. COMPOSITE VIDEO STILL CUTS OUT WHEN THE SET IS COLD, BUT STAYS AFTER THE SET IS WARMED UP REAL GOOD. THE CONVERGENCE STILL STINKS. IT IS NOT AS NOTICABLE WHEN WATCHING A COLOR PROGRAM. OVERALL, THE PICTURE IS DECENT, BUT NOT AS GOOD AS IT COULD BE. THIS SET IS SERVING AS ONE OF SIX DAILY WATCHERS. I REALLY NEED TO DIG INTO IT AGAIN JUST TO GET IT BETTER. THIS IS ONE SET I WILL VOLUNTEER TO THE ETF IF THEY WANT TO TRY THE COMPARASON TO THE 15GP22 AGAIN.
