HERE IS A SHOT OF THE CLOSING CREDITS.  THE BLUE HORIZONTAL CONVERGENCE IS "WARPED."  YOU MIGHT SEE IT BETTER IN THE BLACK AND WHITE SHOT.  THE RIGHT BLUE HORIZONTAL COIL IS DESTROYED.  I HAVE A REPLACEMENT BUT NEED TO GET IT.  OTHERWISE, THE CONVERGENCE AND PURITY ARE NEAR PERFECT.
THIS PICTURE LOOKS A LITTLE RED.  I JUST DID A QUICK GREY SCALE.  THIS MAY ALSO BE EFFECT FROM THE CAMERA.  LOOK CLOSELY, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE BLUE HORIZONTAL LINES ARE OFF NEAR CARROL O'CONNOR'S NAME.
AS OF NOW, I HAVE NOT CHECKED ANY TUBES OR SWAPPED ANY OUT.  THE VERTICAL LINEARITY IS NEAR PERFECT, BUT I WILL HOLD OFF ON ANY FURTHER ADJUSTMENTS UNTIL AFTER I CHECK TUBES AND REPLACE THE RIGHT BLUE HORIZONTAL COIL.

  I CLEANED ALL CONTROLS AND THE TUNERS AGAIN.  THE STATIC IN THE SOUND IS GONE (6BQ5 SOCKET WAS DIRTY.) AND THE PANEL CONTROLS WORK PROPERLY.  THE CONTRAST CONTROL'S OUTER SHELL WAS VERY LOOSE.  AFTER CLEANING IT, I TIGHTENED IT BACK UP AND NOW THE CONTROL WORKS RIGHT.  I THINK THIS IS WHAT MAY HAVE LED THE PREVIOUS OWNERS TO THINK THE CRT WAS BAD.  IT IS NOW VERY WATCHABLE.

  AS SOON AS I REPLACE THE BLUE HORIZONTAL COIL, I'LL POST A PIC OF THE BAD ONE AND MORE SHOTS OF THE WORKING SET.
BOMBS AWAY!
THE CONVERGENCE COIL IN QUESTION WAS REPLACED AND THE CONVERGENCE IS ALMOST PERFECT.  THE SLUG IN THE R/G VERTICAL RIGHT COIL IS BROKEN.  I WAS ABLE, USING THE LEFT SIDE CONTROLS AND THE CENTERING MAGNETS, TO COMPENSATE.  THE SET NOW DISPLAYS A NICE PICTURE. 

  I SLOW STARTED THE RADIO, CLEANED ALL CONTROLS AND BENCH TESTED IT.  USING A CHEAP SPEAKER, THE SOUND IS FINE, BUT, THINK SOMETHING IS CAUSING IT TO BE STUCK IN MONO.  I WILL HOOK THE ORIGINAL SPEAKERS BACK UP TO CONFIRM.  THE DUAL CONTROL FOR VOLUME AND BALANCE NEEDS TO BE TAKEN APART AND THE SHAFTS CLEANED AND LUBED.  BOTH ARE VERY STIFF EVEN AFTER CLEANING.  I REPLACED SEVERAL DIAL LAMPS AND CLEANED THE DIAL ITSELF.  RIGHT NOW, THE RADIO IS LOW PRIORITY, SO I AM CALLING THIS SET FINISHED.  RIGHT NOW, THIS SET SERVES AS MY DAILY WATCHER.
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