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I found an old printer cord that almost fit. What do you know, the tv needs a polarized plug! One pin is larger than the other. So, I spread out one side and traced it to the plug and now it's polarized.
I thought I should make sure the CRT was still good before I spent my effort to recap it. I don't have a variac, but decided to press my luck and fire it up anyway. It works! Well, for a little bit anyway, the pictures are below. The controls are very touchy, so a good dose of cleaner might help. Got the picture to come in pretty decent. Things are a little distorted and the left side has a vertical strip that is a little darker, but doesn't show up in the pictures very well.
The sound has a light hum. It sure does heat up! I had it on channel 3 and tried to change it to see if channel 4 worked. When I did I couldn't get a clear picture on 4 or 3 again (last photo).
At least I know the CRT is good and I made an order with Mouser for parts. I'll try taking the tuner apart and cleaning it really well.
The plastic screen face had some light scratches. I used Turtle Wax on it and they came out really well, except for one small V shape scratch. After I recap and do the final cleaning I might try a little rubbing compound and buff it out.
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