Setchell Carlson P-61

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rob C: Good for you! You got it working! Lucky it was a loose tube.

Your picture looks almost like the one posted in the curb finds area of this site. The one on Hartford for $40. I guess you could pick that one up as a spare, for about the price of driving to NY for a service on your set.....

Since your set was used up almost until you got it, it may be just one of those things where its gunna live for ever..... But maybe not..... Chances are it will need service at some time, maybe or maybe not a full restoration.... You should at least monitor the temperature of the big aluminum or paper can type capacitors, they can do something that resembles exploding... Run the set with the back off the first to minutes and be sure they are not getting hot as if they were the source of the heat.... They will get hot but the source will be the tubes.... You need only do it once in 3 to 6 months. Then you should watch the set as you see fit, with a keen sense on the entire operation of the set. Keep a keen eye on picture size, waviness, check the sound for hum. If things do not seem 100% normal, you may be about to experience a loud capacitor failure.....

Then decide if you want to learn the restoration process over time, and do it yourself, or take your time to locate someone willing to take it on..... You may or may not have the luxury of time on your side..... Look at it this way... you don't have to drive it to work every day, so its not of critical importance....

If you choose to recap it, do it like way2wise says, one or two caps at a time.... Take digital pictures of the area before each thing that you do, take many pictures.....