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Originally Posted by old_tv_nut
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I thought nothing was harder than removing retainer trim for safety glass on the late 50s RCAs.
Bob has patience of a saint with this set PLUS it's a desirable model worth a good methodical video (only by Bob) considering bizarre design features he has run into.
I got this same model for 40 bucks but passed it on to a younger more enthusiastic collector - OSx in Buffalo (a homecoming?), who brought me ETF sets one year. The cosmetics were similar too, missing tuner knobs* and weak CRT. A gassy damper tube was the obvious final failure. *stuck on the only VHF channel around - 8, a true barn find.
My first experience with this chassis design was a 21" (non-halo) floor model with its swivel base cut off, that had that same funky tuner and the 10DE7 was downstairs, not the 6CG7. I have since had the 17-inch versions: a Sylvania "black knight" and RCA-branded ones with sylvania-made, RCA branded tubes in metal cabinets grace my bench. I had one restored then it lost V sweep during "burn-in", pretty sure its tin whiskers in V hgt pot.