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Be sure to adjust high voltage with the brightness all the way down and adjust for 25KV. Its important that the brightness be turned down as it puts full load on the shunt regulator which is necessary for proper adjustment. Not to argue with anyone, but I have found many 1960's color TV sets to work excellent with their original filter caps. As long as the ESR is low and the set works fine, its good, assuming the low ESR isnt a false indication due to excessive leakage. I always feel the cap after a few minutes, if its cool to the touch on top of low ESR, then I leave it alone. I put many hours of use on my 20" zenith 20X1C38 upstairs for the past 4 years and its been going great on its original filters. My everyday basement zenith is the same way. I understand the precaution everyone takes, but I dont think its a "must" for every TV. As long as you use the set, the caps generally stay in good shape. Id be concerned about the newer cheap caps that we end up putting in the sets when we need to. I dont think those will last as long as the originals did, unless you use sprague brand, but those take up so much space under the chassis. I end up having to use the cheap xicon caps as they are small and fit well under the chassis for the most part.