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Originally Posted by rob Cashin
I checked it all out
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Did your check-out include testing all of the tubes and cleaning their pins?
http://antiqueradio.org/FirstStepsInRestoration.htm
Did you test or replace any capacitors?
http://antiqueradio.org/recap.htm
Any TV or radio of that vintage is typically loaded with bad capacitors. If none of the electrolytic or paper (or plastic-coated paper) caps has been replaced, it's a minor miracle that it works at all, much less works properly.
Recapping is not rocket science, but if you have never done it before, I wouldn't advise starting with a TV. This article has advice about finding a repairman, if you don't want to tackle it yourself:
http://antiqueradio.org/howfix.htm
The fact that a vintage TV worked until recently is no guarantee of future performance. Old capacitors degrade with age whether a set was used daily or it was sitting unused in a showroom from day one.
Regards,
Phil Nelson
Phil's Old Radios
http://antiqueradio.org/index.html