Hi Bob,
I'm reading your post with interest, as I have a Holiday that I'll start working on as time permits. I'm also working on a Debutante and Princess just to punish myself!
With regards to those tube sockets, where does the break occur exactly? It's a bit hard to see, even on your close ups. The boards are out of my 17in TVs at the moment, so I'd like to know what I'm looking for in terms of broken sockets BEFORE I solder the boards back in.
Of course I'll be testing the boards first, but if any of my sockets look suss, I'll replace them.
I'd LOVE to get a Tandem, but I have to be welll cashed up to get one of these. They go for a lot, and then I have to add around $700.00 freight just to get it to Australia!
But thanks for your continued posts, I always find them interesting!