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Originally Posted by radiotvnut
I see '72 date codes on some of the capacitors; so, this set was likely made in late '72 for the '73 model year. The tripler is an RCA replacement with an '84 date code on it. It's highly possible that it's still good; but, it could certainly be bad. I always replaced the original defective Zenith triplers with either NTE, ECG, or RCA(SK) brands and never had one fail; but, anything is possible. If this were mine, I'd yank that tripler and focus divider and replace the whole thing with an NTE526 tripler; which, has a built-in focus divider. Those original Zenith focus dividers would change value, causing poor focus; and, they'd also crack and arc/snap like crazy.
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1)Where do you see the '84 date code on the tripler? Not sure where to look.
2) Does the NTE526 tripled replace everything next to the horizontal output transistor that is vertical (the orange board and everything attached to it as well as the second board parallel to the orange board, etc)?
3) Is the focus divider located there too?
Thanks