Setchell Carlson P-61

[Phil Nelson]

Originally Posted by rob Cashin

I checked it all out

Did your check-out include testing all of the tubes and cleaning their pins?

http://antiqueradio.org/FirstStepsInRestoration.htm

Did you test or replace any capacitors?

http://antiqueradio.org/recap.htm

Any TV or radio of that vintage is typically loaded with bad capacitors. If none of the electrolytic or paper (or plastic-coated paper) caps has been replaced, it's a minor miracle that it works at all, much less works properly.

Recapping is not rocket science, but if you have never done it before, I wouldn't advise starting with a TV. This article has advice about finding a repairman, if you don't want to tackle it yourself:

http://antiqueradio.org/howfix.htm

The fact that a vintage TV worked until recently is no guarantee of future performance. Old capacitors degrade with age whether a set was used daily or it was sitting unused in a showroom from day one.

Regards,

Phil Nelson
Phil's Old Radios
http://antiqueradio.org/index.html