I knew it! I knew this 'ol puppy still had LOTS of life left!
So I flicked the service switch into position and was greeted with this:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...viceswitch.jpg
Didn't seem like a very neutral color, looked quite orange.. So I followed everything I could find on this site:
http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/F_monfaq3.html
And after a tedious task of going back and forth without a freakin mirror, adjusting G2 and the BIAS pots and drives, I got this:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...n/IMG_1044.jpg
Holy mother of god that is a seriously crisp and colorful picture! And no bleeding!! That's with the NTSC color and tint set via the color bars and a blue filter, so the color IS at the correct level.
Whattya think? I'm SO happy right now..
PS: Here's my soldering job on the flyback I did a couple months ago, I never showed it:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...gon/solder.jpg
I think I did well.