1950s General Electric 21"

[Tube TV]

I've got one that's a year older than yours with a series string chassis.

You could dim bulb it, but most likely there's not going to be much activity. By the look of the transformer and tube shields it's been in a wet shed for along time. Most of the caps in this set are wax paper. If it were me I'd rather even jumper in some new caps before powering up. At least in the horizontal osc / output, boost filter, vertical osc / output and bring the electrlytics up slow on a dim bulb.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Tube TV

I've got one that's a year older than yours with a series string chassis.

You could dim bulb it, but most likely there's not going to be much activity. By the look of the transformer and tube shields it's been in a wet shed for along time. Most of the caps in this set are wax paper. If it were me I'd rather even jumper in some new caps before powering up. At least in the horizontal osc / output, boost filter, vertical osc / output and bring the electrlytics up slow on a dim bulb.

The set was possibly in a flood, underwater, by the looks of it. The speaker and everything else.

[pac.attack76]

I'll look into replacing some caps before I do anything else. Wasn't in a flood. It was in storage up to the point where it was left outside in an old pickup bed. I found 4 different sets left out like this. Ones actually working. The other 3 need going through.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by pac.attack76

I'll look into replacing some caps before I do anything else. Wasn't in a flood. It was in storage up to the point where it was left outside in an old pickup bed. I found 4 different sets left out like this. Ones actually working. The other 3 need going through.

There's so many sets around for free, or next to free. All you have to do is look for them! You might have to go out of state for good items.
Pull the CRT's and other usable parts and st-can the rest.