Philco Town and Country restoration

[DavGoodlin]

There was a show in the mid-70s called "whats Happenin" and Rog's family had one of these sets. Same color too.

I had a few of these I rescued years ago, easy fixes with the usual paper cap replacements. One thing to be particularly aware of is that aquadag coating peeling off the CRT. I had one of these arcing, left the room and the CRT imploded due to the poor grounding contact. I should have been more aware and would have used one of those long springs hooked to the CRT straps.

[bandersen]

Originally Posted by DavGoodlin

There was a show in the mid-70s called "whats Happenin" and Rog's family had one of these sets. Same color too.

I had a few of these I rescued years ago, easy fixes with the usual paper cap replacements. One thing to be particularly aware of is that aquadag coating peeling off the CRT. I had one of these arcing, left the room and the CRT imploded due to the poor grounding contact. I should have been more aware and would have used one of those long springs hooked to the CRT straps.

Thanks for the tip. I received a nice little shock every time I touched the screen bezel during my power up tests. If I can get the set working, I'll try recoating it with slip plate and using a better ground spring.