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Originally Posted by dieseljeep
The set is considered "Deluxe" because of the cabinet trim, three stage IF and possibly a Cascode tuner. Some models used a penthode tuner.  |
I guess when you get right down to it the type of power supply doesn't really matter, it's the actual audio/video circuitry that's important, we tend to equate weight with quality, a cold chassis is always nice though.
I got all the point to point Caps replaced and most of the ones on the PC board, except I'm out of .047's and had to order some.
Here are some more pictures. I bought a large lot of NOS Orange Drops on eBay a couple weeks ago, they are from the 1970's on up so I think they'll be good, I'm trying a few in this set to see how they work, they certainly look better than the yellow ones.
Some of the tube sockets have been mangled, the center row are i.f. and they are supposed to have shields on them, there were none and the sockets themselves have a loose rivet on the edge and a metal tab sticking out of the center, I think someone removed the shield grounding tab at some point but I'll have to look at another set to see just what is wrong. It'll suck if I have to replace four sockets.
As far as repairing them as a hobby the extra work doesn't bother me, but I can imagine the horror the repair guys must have felt when confronted with one of these back in the day, the labor of taking it apart is much more than the typical console, though the CRT does come out pretty easily allowing access to the power supply and hand wired parts.
If they needed trouble shooting on the board it's a whole different story. I wonder if a lot of them got tossed because the repair bill was just too high?