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Old 12-05-2010, 10:10 PM
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The main trouble I had with those were power supply problems (shorted rectifier diodes, bad filter capacitors, etc) and horizontal sweep / HV circuit failure (tripler, SCR's, horizontal module, etc). Also, I've seen some random module failure as well as faulty module sockets. Overall, these were good sets and they produce a picture that will often exceed the quality of more recent CRT sets.
...and don't forget the 470uf vertical cap that would go bad. We kept a caddy stocked with the caps, MAD modules, power supply boards (shorted diodes - original had marginal PIV ratings) and triplers. Ditto on the module sockets - don't rock them side-to-side, else you're looking for a socket!

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