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If you're worried about being harmed by PCBs, you should NOT be working on old sets. These were all made before ANY environmental or health provisions were put into the manufacturing process.
Just use your head. Always keep the work area properly ventilated, wash your hands after handling parts, solder, or anything that could be considered questionable.....
and for God's sake, don't just plug something in like that! The chances of you destroying un-obtainable parts or starting a fire are huge. Always replace capacitors and any worn power supply parts, and do resistance checks before powering up. Power up without sweep tubes in to check voltages and waveforms, then do vertical sweep and boosted B+, then finally horizontal sweep and high voltage.
Take your time, use your head, and be careful and you'll end up with a great restoration and your health to boot!
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Jordan
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