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Old 02-22-2011, 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by DaveWM View Post
yea mine is pretty low as well on the tester but it makes an ok image, def not optimum but watchable takes a full minute to come up to brighness after it 1st comes on. On the maggies they have that magic I thing, it darkens the tube in relation to the ambient light. You can move a tap around on the back to adjust it so the effect is correct. just dont be too suprised if you fire it up the 1st time to see a raster and like me did it in a dark room. The eye made the raster quite dark as well. A quick way to see how well its working is to shine a flashlight at the eye. Those 27" CRT's are rare.
Thanks again for the advice, Dave. You are apparently the Magnavox 27" go-to guru around here on VK! My first step is a thorough cleaning inside and out, although I already know I will need a rear CRT socket cover. The original plastic piece was half-missing when I picked up the set. Then, schematics and some paper cap replacement if necessary.

That reminds me....does anyone know the Sam's number for this particular chassis? The model number is 1MP430M.
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