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DJ, one of the first things you need to do is clean that chassis up a bit. Looks like there's a decent amount of dust on there, and that by itself can cause problems. For a start, get a small delicate brush... something like a woman's make-up brush. Start dusting off those boards and have a vacuum cleaner hose nearby to suck it up as you brush the dust. Be careful not to bump any standing naked coils... there's a green one there to the left of the power tranny... those break easily. The dust on there can allow voltages and signals to jump across to parts where it's not supposed to go. You can also load down the HV section by having too much dust in there.
I'm not sure what that chassis is... looks backwards. Perhaps it was Magnavox's own design? I would have assumed this set to have a CTC15 or 16 clone in it... doesn't look like one of those.
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Charlie Trahan
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