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Originally Posted by reeferman
I worked on tons of those things in the '60s, and I have good advice. BURN IT! No, it's not worth the match. Get rid of it. It's not worth the trouble, believe me. They were a POS back then, and can only be worse now. Just wait till you find out you have to replace some of those tube sockets. Nothing personal.
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I have heard as much and that makes it even greater when working. Again, much has been written here, on other threads, on this series and the set is 100% worthy of preserving. So, if all the sockets need replacing... you just do it!
The things we do that are the most dificult are usually what we like the most in the end.
That '64 rectangular Motorola worked great when new but the reds were not as red as other brands, so I have heard. Nonetheless it is 100% repairable and is valuable if only for parts to fix another. The first thing to check is the condition of the CRT with a good tester. CRT's are available but it would be extra special if that 23EGP22 still produced a nice picture.
That reminds me... Has Swanson been around lately? He was super knowledgeable and I sensed he was bored of the jibber jabber some of us spew. He knew of technical engineering facts on this set. He also disliked it but would agree it's worth saving.