THIS WAS A SCORE FROM HILLIARD IN THE FALL OF 2004. THE ETF REFERRED ME FOR THIS SINCE STEVE WASN'T INTERESTED. I WAS TOLD THE CRT WAS DEAD. IT HAD THE TYPICAL ISSUES OF SETS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN USED IN YEARS. THE TUNERS AND CONTROLS WERE DIRTY. A CONVERGENCE COIL HAD DISINTEGRATED.
I SOFT STARTED THIS WITH HIGH VOLTAGE DISABLED. DURING THIS, I CHECKED THE CRT. IT WAS STRONG ON ALL THREE GUNS. HERE ARE THE FIRST RESULTS. THESE WERE FROM AN ON AIR SIGNAL.
I PULLED THE CHASSIS AND TUNER PANELS AND CLEANED ALL CONTROLS AND TUNERS. I FOUND THAT THE CONTRAST CONTROL HAD COME APART. I REASSEMBLED IT AND CLEANED IT. THE NEXT SHOT SHOWS THE RESULT AFTER FIXING THAT CONTROL AND RESETTING CONVERGENCE AND PURITY. I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THE CONTRAST CONTROL MAY HAVE LED THE PREVIOUS OWNER TO THINK THE CRT WAS BAD.
LOOK AT THE NEXT THREE PICTURES. YOU WILL SEE CONVERGENCE ISSUES. THE LEFT BLUE HORIZONTAL COIL CRUMBLED. YOU SHOULD SEE IT IN THE CREDITS AND AROUND ARCHIE'S SHOULDER. THE REDDISH TINT TO THE BLACK AND WHITE PICTURE WAS FROM A CRUDE GREY SCALE SETUP.
THE NEXT TWO SHOTS ARE OF REPAIRS DONE TO THIS POINT. I DID NOT RECAP THE SET AT THAT TIME. I WILL EVENTUALLY.
THERE WAS A SPRING HINGE ON THE RADIO LID THAT NEEDED REPAIR. NO PROBLEM.
I DID SOFT START THE RADIO. OTHER THAN CLEANING AND REPLACING BURNED OUT DIAL LAMPS, NOTHING WAS DONE. THE FM BAND IS VERY SENSITIVE AND IT PRODUCED GOOD SOUND. I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING WITH THE RECORD CHANGER. I THINK V-M MADE THE CHANGER FOR ZENITH.
FOR NOW, I CALL ALL REPAIRS COMPLETE.
