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Old 12-26-2007, 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by jln1966 View Post
Thats the exact same set like one I had. A guy gave it to me. It worked at first. Then I turned it on and I heard a loud pop and the picture went out. The tripler and that capacitor blew and ruined the picture tube. I tossed that tube and cabinet but I saved the chassis and controls.
John
A reminder that if any of these sets are found; the back should be removed so the safety cap can be inspected before operating the set. If it's an orange cap, you're OK. If it's a white cap, it needs to be updated to the orange cap before the set is operated. Those white caps are a bomb waiting to explode and will cause the HV to run very high and it will take out the CRT and maybe other parts. I think the white cap was used in E and F lines. I think the problem was fixed in later models.
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