My new to me 1968 Motorola color set

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

40+ years ago, I installed a Zenith ChromaColor CRT in a set like yours. The original CRT was an Admiral, EIA 101.
The set owner said that the picture was good for about two years and went downhill fast.

Twas the admiral jug that died fast right? If the chassis killed a CC-CRT in two years something had to be very wrong.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Electronic M

Twas the admiral jug that died fast right? If the chassis killed a CC-CRT in two years something had to be very wrong.

The original Admiral sourced jug is the one that failed. AFAIK, the Zenith CRT was perfect.
That Motorola chassis was very reliable, more so than many.