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So, it seems that I might have a good one! Cool! I wasn't sure what to think of the Zenith with a metal cabinet. I knew that I liked the lighter weight and it helps to not to have electronics AND wood to worry about. The metal cabinet is in great shape; I was just worried that such sets might be seen a second rate or junky. I am sure that a metal cabinet set with a single speaker and no "Space Command" was a base model when it was new.

Also, I was pleased to see someone comment that Sylvania rebuilt CRTs are not some kind of nightmare CRT like the dreaded 19AP4 metal/glass black and white CRT used in the forties and early fifties. They just lost vacuum well after their normal life expectancy had passed. They were fine for their time. So, when I get a chance (hopefully soon), I am going to do a capacitor check in some critical areas that I have in mind. I already know that they it is best to replace all caps except ceramic discs. However, that does not mean that they are all bad by a long shot. They just could go bad at any moment. It has been my experience that paper capacitors are much more likely to be bad from the get go than electrolytics' in a long dormant set. I think I have heard opinions to the contrary.

Either way, I am going to try to do a little patchwork to see what I have here. I can't do much deeper repair until I get a Sam's. I was hoping someone here might have one somehow scanned into something like a PDF file. That would be really cool! If somebody has hard copy, that would be great! Of course I will cover any expenses if anyone can send me a folder or schematic.

Zenith Model 5111 Chassis# 25LC30