I BELIEVE THIS IS A HOT CHASSIS SET. I WILL CORRECT THAT. HOWEVER, SINCE I DIDN'T HAVE A GOOD LOOK AT THE CHASSIS, I WILL NEED TO CONFIRM THAT. THE CABINET IS METAL. I CAN BE SURE IT'S A WESTINGHOUSE. THAT SHOULD KEEP BETTY FURNESS FROM HAUNTING ME.
8 0CT 2007: AFTER A TRIP NORTH, I DISCOVERED I HAD THE SAMS FOR THIS AND DID CONFIRM THIS IS A HOT CHASSIS SET. ALL I WILL NEED TO DO IS POLARIZE THE PLUG. THE CRT CAME UP SLOWLY AT 6 VOLTS. I RAISED THE VOLTAGE TO 8 AND LET IT COOK FOR A FEW HOURS. AFTER REDUCING BACK TO 6, THE TESTER SHOWS A GOOD TUBE. AS OF THIS WRITING, THE TUBE IS STILL COOKING. I WILL ADD CHASSIS SHOTS VERY SOON AND ALSO DO A SOFT START.
12 OCT 2007: THE CRT DID NOT RESPOND TO A LONG COOK. IT HELD ITS OWN AFTER REDUCING HEATER VOLTAGE FROM 8 TO 6, BUT AFTER POWERING DOWN, THE EMISSION DID NOT COME UP RIGHT AWAY. I HIT THE TUBE WITH THE REJUVENATOR WITH GOOD RESULTS.
14 OCT 2007: I REPLACED ALL PAPER CAPS. I DID A SOFT START PRIOR TO RECAPPING AND ABORTED WHEN I KNEW ALL I WOULD GET IS A RASTER. REPLACING THE CAPS MAY HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM, THEN AGAIN, I MAY HAVE TUNER OR RF/IF ISSUES. AS OF NOW, I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE ELECTROLYTICS OR SELENIUM RECTIFIERS. THE TUNER AND ALL CONTROLS WERE CLEANED. I DID NOT FIND ANY QUESTIONABLE REPAIRS.
THE SAMS FOR THIS MODEL IS CLOSE, BUT THE CHASSIS PICTURED IN THE PRINT HAS SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES. THIS INCLUDES LOCATION OF THE FLYBACK AND 1B3 TUBE. THEY SHOULD BE ELECTRICALLY IDENTICAL.
I'LL START WITH SOME BEFORE AND DURING SHOTS.