THIS WAS A 2009 SCORE. I GOT THIS IN EXCHANGE FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR WHEN I DISCOVERED A CRITICAL COMPONENT BAD.
BECAUSE OF THIS, I DO NOT HAVE ANY SHOTS BEFORE RECAPPING.
THESE GE SETS ARE SIMILAR TO THE LOCOMOTIVE SETS. THESE ARE NOT EASY TO RESTORE. IF YOU ARE RESTORING A TV FOR THE FIRST TIME, I DO NOT RECCOMMEND THESE SETS.
THERE IS A B- GROUND AS WELL AS CHASSIS GROUND. A RESISTOR CONNECTS FROM B- TO CHASSIS. MANY OF THE CAPS ARE HARD TO GET TO. THE ELECTROLYTIC CANS MAY BE TOO SMALL TO RESTUFF. THE HOT CHASSIS DESIGN IS SWITCH TO NEUTRAL, IN THIS CASE, B-. THE HOT CHASSIS FIX MUST BE DONE TO B-, NOT CHASSIS GROUND.
IN 2010, I FOUND A JUNKER CHASSIS WHICH NETTED ME THE HORIZONTAL OSCILLATOR COIL I NEEDED. ONCE I GOT HIGH VOLTAGE, I HAD OTHER ISSUES.
THE VERTICAL HOLD WOULD NOT STAY LOCKED. A HUMBAR DEVELOPED AFTER THE SET WARMED UP. ALL LYTICS HAD BEEN REPLACED AND GROUNDED TO B-. I STARTED CHECKING TUBES. TWO OF THE VIDEO IF TUBES HAD SEVERE LEAKAGE. REPLACING THEM FIXED BOTH ISSUES.
AS I RECAPPED THIS, I HAD TO MAKE HOOK SPLICE CONNECTIONS SINCE THE CHASSIS WAS CLUTTERED. THE SHOTS OF WHAT THESE LOOK LIKE BEFORE RECAPPING IS THE JUNK CHASSIS.
THE NEXT SHOT IS OF MY CHASSIS AFTER RECAPPING. I HAD TO HIDE THE NEW LYTICS UNDERNEATH.
THE FINISHED SET. THIS WAS A MOTHER TO RESTORE. I CONTINUE TO HANG ON TO IT AS A TESTAMENT TO THE ENGINEERS THAT DESIGNED THESE SETS. IT DOES WORK NICELY. I WAS NEVER AND AM STILL NOT A HUGE FAN OF GE SETS.
AS OF 23 JULY 2014, THIS SET HAS BEEN SOLD AND IS NO LONGER IN MY COLLECTION. I WILL KEEP THIS PAGE HERE JUST FOR THE HELL OF IT.