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Old 05-18-2014, 01:36 PM
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Luckily once I got the cabinet apart the handle was a trivial fix. All I had to do was tighten down the screw.


Aside from some cadmium oxide, it's pristine inside. It sure is a brick!


The CRT face has a faint brown rectangle burned into it. I hope it still has plenty of life left.


Here's are some of the cool early transistors.


The seller had already powered it up so I figured I'd give it a shot. Bingo - a raster


After a little control tweaking, an image and sound too. Even with the brightness all the way down it's hard to get a good photo.


Finally, here it is with the visor installed. Weird hwo the image gets lager the further back you are.
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