Hey guys, we just picked up this console tv from a local thrift store... stereo and phonograph worked great, TV would turn on but would shut off after a few seconds. We tracked it down to a cracked board... looks like someone pushed down too hard on one of the tubes. We pulled the board, re-soldered the bad connections, and that fixed the short. The tv now stays lit, and we are getting audio, but we cant get any video... just a bunch of lines.
Judging from an ad we found posted online we figured the tv is a 1965 magnavox eastern contemporary theater 546, but I don't know the chassis code... I dont even know where to find it on the tv.
Anyone have any thoughts on what we might need to look for? All the tubes appear to be lighting up except for the video and sync amp, which is shielded and we cant get the shield off to see if its lighting up. We are new to this whole vintage tv thing and are at a loss. We ordered both of the tuner tubes as well as the one for the amp to be safe, but we might be missing something simple. Any advice? Thoughts? Information on this particular model or something close? Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks!!
Steve
