Charlie, I've about completed a restoration of a 1950 model Zenith Porthole. The whole saga is documented on
www.AntiqueRadios.com under the Television forum.
Your first post peaked my curiousity in regards to HV -- "After Dave's recent enlightenment, I'm reminded to pay close attention and be very careful." Could you enlighten me on this?
I never even gave it a thought of potential HV shock from the front bezel until I started reading your thread. After reading this, I did post a picture of a wire on the front bezel that I wondered about and your posting showed me what it was.
CW