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I've seen some slopy repairs my self. On more than one of the radios I've worked on I've seen new lytics merely soldered across the existing unit. I have a color set where the better part of a lug on the damper socket was torn off by the previous tech, and instead of replacing the socket the lead was tacked to the remaining stub with a blob of solder. I have had both radios and TVs that were missing screws becaues of previous work (I've also been the cause of missing screws).
You have to consider that some of these sets were being used by folks for so long that some times if the work was not dirt cheap (or super quick) the tech would not get the job or would be welched on the bill. Also all types owned electronics and I'm sure there were many house calls where the client(s) made the tech want to scram quick.
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