This has got to be one of the most hacked-up TVs I've ever dealt with. No wonder the prior owner was glad to dump it. (Although I paid nothing for it, and am still happy to have it
) Adding to it is a stereo that's just as bad, lol.
So I get the chassis on my workbench, even plug-in my soldering iron to install the new cap... Then I notice that I never wiped down the HV lead and it's covered with filth. After a wipe down, I notice a smallish crack in the insulation. Immediately I start thinking of which BPC set I'm going to steal the HV wire from, but I need to get at the HV cup. This leads to my opening up the HV compartment to find a massive wad of electrical tape!
It is then that I notice the HV cup is secured with just one screw, so the rectifier is hanging down on the flyback doughnut. No worries, just add more electrical tape!
The cup is melted so bad that I have to add to the cracked/missing area in order to bust the tube socket out of it.
The low-res of my cell phone camera really does no justice to this 3rd-grade level soldering job. At this point, I think I may have to just turn to another less-desirable set to get this thing back on its feet.
This poor sucker has been hiding in a deep corner of my basement for years. I haven't moved it out yet (it's late as I type this) but off hand, I think these may have the same chassis... Age looks about right, and both have the same "hi-fi" sound controls. I think the only difference might be the remote tuner on the Emperor, and I can hope that's a plug & play?
Last time I used it, this set did work...
