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Old 09-21-2012, 02:02 PM
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Get one of those to go Kamakiri....They are REAL fun to look at. The one I have is currently my "flagship" piece in my collection...since I don't really have room for the big-boy TV sets. Mine is having some problem with the back module of the three (I think it's the back one that handles audio...I'm not at the house where my SAMS is...or the set itself). My top handle is also all banged up just on it's two front corners...and the only other one I seen in person had that SAME "both front corners chipped off" on the black bakelite handle. The ebay one I'm watching.....does very deffinately have some vertical issues and a weird shadowing at the corners almost like the yoke is pulled back. Either that or the camera just added this real weird effect when he took a pic. His STARTING bid is $50....so it'll probly go too high for what is effectively a PARTS set for me.

UPDATE:
Just went and looked at the ebay one again. On seceond look...seems he does have MOST of just a white raster, and the "dark corners" actually appear to be the metal shade just blocking the two top corners of the CRT. His two top knobs are REAL rough, and missing the graphics. The four I want seem to be together and look okay. I figured that between the two sets I could mix and match the internal modules to get ONE set that requires a little less attention.

Like Sandy says though....."Sony's Fragile Baby" was actually infamous for having to be "babysit" while watching. I know the weird static "fit" mine has every once in awhile isn't normal though. Sounds EXACTLY like someone "messing" with a dirty volume control...but if I change the volume control DURING this, it won't go away...and gets louder/softer with the volume (so it's BEFORE that I guess and being amplified).

These are also a little bit frustrating on a workbench...because the three modules are sorta "sandwitched" in there....and you can't really meter or poke around without taking them out. THEN of course you can't run the set. All I could do was replace anything suspect....put the set BACK together and see if I did anything. The modules all coming out like that make it NICE to work on it at the component level, but NOT nice for probing "in-situ". I suppose you could MAKE something to service these modules while running with a big ribbon wire and some edge card connectors.....but that would be a bit specialized to work on really just ONE set.
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