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Originally Posted by jbivy
Well i certainly see no problem in doing this. Youve destroyed nothing, as you havent tossed anything away and can find the needed parts at your leisure. But untll then, youve a working and stylish basement tv.
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Thanks. I think that many of us should entertain this kind of venture, for three reasons.
1. As a television collector, nothing is more discouraging than looking at twenty or more dead screens all the time. It's nice to be able to use something that we enjoy on a daily basis that can be done in a matter of hours without hunting for parts.
2. Black and white pictures are cool in a novel sort of way, but no significant other is gonna put up without color TV, nor a TV that needs a tweak on the vertical hold when the picture starts to jitter. Let's face it, guys. This way, she gets her way, you get yours, and everyone that enters your house is stunned by the cool factor
3. This is a totally viable alternative for a set that's far too parted out or electrically screwed up to reasonably repair. I've got a 1950's RCA Super B&W console set that is going to get this treatment, think it's a KCS135 chassis or something, one of the RCA donut chassis. Some scrapper tore the iron right off the chassis but left the rest of the set intact. Brilliant move, huh? This way, the set can be repurposed, instead of left in a dark corner just to hold a table set or for your better half to park knick knacks on. Oh wait, she might do that anyway
