[kx250rider]

Sorry to hear about this... It isn't rare at all. In fact, house fires from malfunctioning TV sets were quite common in the 50s & 60s. I'm glad it stopped with the TV, and from what you say, I bet it's fixable. As long as it didn't get the cabinet involved I guess.

I've had a total-loss house fire, so I'm extra-careful with anything like this. I never leave the room for more than a minute or so, when I'm watching an old set. Or a newer set for that matter. On another note, it isn't just old TVs that shouldn't be left on & unattended... I know two people who had late-model cars in their garages, which burst into flames and burned the garages down due to being started for warm-up in the morning and left for a few minutes while the owners went back in the house to get last-minute things. (one a newer '80s Cadillac at the time), and the other an '02 or '03 Jaguar (glorified Ford Crown Victoria). Neither of those car-caused fires seemed to surprise the fire dept or insurance companies.

Charles