After replacing the HOT and playing the set for a few hours a day, what was left of the Horizontal shrink problem has seemed to cure itself. Maybe there was a resistor that absorbed moisture or something, and playing the set has dried it out? Now I just need to find a good 14RP4A CRT and make a new Yoke cover. This one is partially disintegrated but still holding together enough to keep the centering rings in place. A friend might be able to 3d print a new one for me. A local shoe repair shop is also going to make a new carrying handle for me for $20.
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Originally Posted by Phil Nelson
Well, late 1990s (1997, to be precise) is when I bought my first 14-S. It took me several years of off-and-on puttering to finish that one, but the second one went faster. Here's the new article, for what it's worth:
http://antiqueradio.org/RCA_14-S-7070_Television.htm
Living next to an antique store where people wander in wanting to sell old stuff -- that sounds like a dream come true!
Phil Nelson
Phil's Old Radios
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Actually, I work at a Cigar Shop that's next to an Antique store. It's almost as good as living next to one, and I get to smoke inside while working.
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Also, would there be a way to add some basic form of DC restoration to this set?