SILVERTONE SUBURBANITE
        MODEL  528.50240
THIS WAS A SCORE AT THE 2004 EARLY TELEVISION FOUNDATION SWAPMEET.  THE CABINET ON THIS SERIES IS FIBERGLASS.  IT ALSO CAME IN FOUR COLORS, ALONG WITH MATCHING RADIOS AND PHONOGRAPHS.

  THE ROD ANTENNAS ARE MISSING AND REPLACEMENTS WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND.  ALSO, THE AREA ON THE CABINET WHERE THE ANTENNAS WOULD BE IS DAMAGED.  I WILL REPAR THIS WITH FIBERGLASS CLOTH AND BONDO.  IF I HAVE TO REPAINT THE CANINET, I WILL, BUT WOULD PREFER NOT TO.  I MAY FIND A SUITABLE COLOR MATCH AT THE AUTO PARTS STORE, OR HAVE IT COLOR MATCHED AND PUT IN A CAN.

  ELECTRONICALLY, I HAVE DONE NOTHING WITH THIS SET.  IT IS NOT RESTORED.

26 FEB 2006.  THE CRT IS GOOD.  THIS IS A HOT CHASSIS SET.  I WILL MODIFY IT TO MAKE IT SAFE.

AUG 2006:  I SOFT STARTED IT AND GOT PICTURE AND SOUND.  THE HORIZONTAL IS OFF FREQUENCY.  THE CRT IS NICE AND BRIGHT.  I WILL GIVE THIS A FULL RECAP AND MODIFY IT TO ELIMINATE THE HOT CHASSIS PROBLEM.

APR 2007:  I DISASSEMBLED THE SET.  IT LOOKS FREE OF HACK REPAIRS.  THERE ARE SOME COUPLATES THAT MAY NEED TO BE REBUILT.  HERE ARE SOME BEFORE SHOTS.
FRONT OF CHASSIS.  THE TWO CARDBOARD ELECTROLYTIC CANS WILL BE REMOVED AND THE REPLACEMENTS TIED IN .  THE TWO SELENIUM RECTIFIERS (BLUE THINGS) WILL MAKE A NICE CLUNK WHEN THEY HIT THE BOTTOM OF THE GARBAGE CAN.  THEY WILL BE REPLACED WITH SILICON DIODES.
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