I ONLY PLAYED THIS SET FOR A FEW MINUTES TO GET A SCREEN SHOT. IT WILL NOT SEE POWER AGAIN UNTIL AFTER THE RECAP. I WILL ORDER PARTS AND A PRINT SOON. I SHOULD NOTE, THE SAMS SHOWS A 6CG7 FOR THE VERTICAL OSCILLATOR AND OUTPUT. THE SAMS IS WRONG. IT SHOULD BE A 6CM7. CORRECT YOUR PRINTS. THIS ONE WILL LOOK GREAT AFTER A RECAP. THE CABINET JUST NEEDS CLEANED.
17APR 2005. I REMOVED THE CRT FROM THE CHASSIS AND MADE A PARTS LIST. AS OF NOW, I HAVE NOT CHECKED ANY TUBES. THE GRILL CLOTH ON THE SPEAKER IS WORN, BUT USEABLE. PARTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED. THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE AN EASY ONE. SO MANY CAPS ARE CRAMMED IN TIGHT SPACES. I FOUND TWO REPLACEMENT CAPS IN THE VERTICAL THAT WERE INSTALLED AND THE LEADS WERE NOT CUT TO KEEP THEM AS SHORT AS POSSIBLE. THEY ARE BEING REPLACED ANYWAY. OTHER THAN THAT, I HAVE NOT FOUND ANY SIGNS OF HACK REPAIRS.
24 JUN 2005. I RECAPPED THE SET AND NOW HAVE NO VERTICAL OR HIGH VOLTAGE. I AM CONVINCED I MISWIRED SOMETHING, BUT THE PRINT I HAVE IS VERY HARD TO READ. AS SOON AS I CAN GET A SAMS FOR THIS, I WILL RESUME THE RESTORATION. WHAT REALLY PISSES ME OFF IS THAT I HAD A PICTURE BEFORE I RECAPPED.
THOSE WHO HAVE RESTORED THESE SETS ARE RIGHT, THESE ARE NOT EASY TO DO. THIS WILL BE MY FIRST AND ONLY RESTORATION OF THIS MODEL.
JUNE 2007: I SAID I WOULD NEVER HAVE ANOTHER OF THIS SET. I LIED. I HAVE TWO. THE SECOND WAS ONE OF THE CINCINNATI SCORES. IT WILL HAVE ITS OWN PAGE.