my roundies are frequently needing more repairs

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I have just one color roundie, my 1965 Zenith 25MC33 that I have been using regularly for almost two years now. It is a top notch performer. That said, it is in its third vertical output transformer. Just last night I had it on and the vertical acted like it was going to collapse for a couple seconds then no more trouble. I have been using it a bit less lately because I'm begining to question the reliability of a device that uses 25 tubes and hundreds of other components. I think the failure rate may be increasing for color roundies simply because of their age and sheer number of parts. The circuits are not particularly complex, there's just so many of them. I sure wish I had a spare chassis from which to scavenge parts.

As of now, the Zenith is still running and looking great.