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Originally posted by polaraman
I finally have the above mentioned Stromburg-Carlson here in Georgia. This thing is a beast to move! Chassis is TS 125. I plugged it up and gave it a try. Very loud motor sound coming from the audio. Needs to replace some caps! I did get a raster but did not try to adjust it to get a clear picture. I had already pushed the set up against the wall. The adjustments are in the back. I am hurting enough from moving this thing 900 miles. It has a tuning eye!!!! Way cool addition for me. The power cords to the phonos are tattered. I will have to replace them before attempting to play a record. This has 2 phono players. There is also another storage area above the 45 phono. It is big enough to keep 45 records. It is a 12" crt. Looks like I will have this running in no time!
polaraman
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That SC is a great find; first one of its kind I've ever seen in 30-plus years of electronics experimenting. Glad to hear you got it home OK.
Sorry to hear you are hurting so badly from moving the set.
But 900 miles? Where was the set when you picked it up? My best guess is it must have been somewhere just west of Ohio (Kentucky or perhaps just into Indiana), as I have relatives in Georgia which is at least 600 miles from where I live (30 miles northeast of Cleveland).
You are correct as to the source of the motorboating in the sound. This is a classic symptom of defective electrolytics; best to change them all while you are at it, as most of them are bad or going bad (drying out, changing value or opening, but not shorting as a rule) by now. Fifty-plus-year-old caps aren't doing anyone any good, especially if you have problems such as motorboating (they may cause other problems as well, such as sync troubles, AGC malfunctions, etc.)
BTW, I like that cat sitting in front of your console. Guess he/she likes antiques as well.
Best of luck and very kind regards,