I have a very interested part in this set so I pulled it in to check it out. First though, I wanted to get the caster wheels off it.
They sure appear to be original or at least very old. Strange thing is though that the front wheels do not swivel and are lock at 90 degrees to the front.
So you can really only move it front to back - not sideways! Not surprisingly, there are flat spots worn on those wheels.
I knew the former owner had been using it shortly before I got it so wasn't really concerned about powering it up.
So, does the remote work ? Sort of. First I had to enabled it via a switch near the antenna terminals and let the tubes warm up.
I was able to get it to turn on and off a few times by holding the remote vey near the receiver. I could hear the receiver buzzing when I tried channel and volume but no action.
After a little horizontal hold twiddling, I was able to get a stable picture with good sound
The power tuning feature is very cool but a little flaky. The idea is you depress a tab for the desired station and a motor will rotate to the channel.
It rotates alright, but often overshoots the station or continues to go round and round all the channels.
