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Hi Colin, How's it going?

YES, I am aware that can be done. The problem is that you are on one side of the set, and the face of the crt is on the other side where you can't see it unless you use a mirror. I like to be looking directly at the face of the tube so I can see all the detail up close and personal. When I was a young fellow, I could hang over the top of the set and look down at the crt while adjusting the chassis in the rear. But now I am too old, fat and stiff to be doing those kinds of contortions. Some day,regretably, like it or not, most of us end up old and less able to do the things we did when we were younger. Let me tell you, it sucks to be getting old.

Fortunately the short 16" extender I made, seems to work pretty good, and it allows me to place the chassis on edge (like your photo) right along side of the crt test jig I made; so I can work on the chassis and see the crt at the same time.

There is a possibility that not all sets are affected by the long extension cables. I used the same cable that gave me problems on this Wingate chassis, when I set up my 21CT55 and I don't recall having any ringing problems in the picture on the CT55. I guess only time will tell as I use the cable on other sets. In any event, I know what to look out for, on future restorations, if I see ringing wave forms in the video .