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Old 03-23-2013, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by snelson903 View Post
i just got done this week recaping my 1955 zenith , i think its the first time iv seen a set that every cap none polerized and electrolytics where all bad ,not one cap was even close to being good most just leaky. it turned out great nice sharp picture ,sound nice and clear ,after going through the tuner its like a new set now.
i found the culprit, it was a resistor went bad, and it took out the cap,
heres pictures before it blew (it was just restored, i didnt get to align it yet)
It has a kind of weak picture tube
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