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Originally Posted by IsthmusTV
What I wrote wasn't very clear. At this point I've only recapped the electrolytic cans in the power supply. I'm preparing to recap the horizontal board now. I tried adjusting the frequency throughout its range and it won't lock. This is exactly what Phil Nelson experienced with his CTC-7. The horizontal wouldn't lock until he got rid of the maroon drops on the horizontal board.
I hope to have a watchable picture by tomorrow!
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That absolutely makes sense. Unfortunately, it seems that almost every vintage capacitor is now leaky. And since the Horizontal will not lock, there must be a capacitor issue in the horiz section. Looking forward to the picture of the locked image on the CRT.