I've finish restoring the lower power supply + audio amp chassis. Here it is with an unrestored chassis from another set in the background.
I removed the rust from the chassis, choke and audio xfrmrs and buffed them with a non-metallic pad and WD-40. I stripped the power transformer shell and repainted it with black enamel paint. The electrolytics were restuffed and the caps below replaced. A couple out of spec resistors were replaced too.
I'm just about done recapping and replacing out of spec resistors in the top chassis too. Only a few old replacements I left in place because they tested OK.
Here's the new power resistor in the HV cage. It's a little shorter than the original so I used a wooden spacer.
Only one issue remains.
If I tune for the best picture, the audio is very weak. If I tune for the best sound, I have a lousy picture.
I haven't touched the RF/IF states yet. Maybe it's just a weak tube or a bias resistor is off ?
Otherwise, it's playing just fine. BTW Those earlier pictures look sharper because they were still frames - this is live motion.
