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Originally Posted by JSMCMS
Gentlemen,
My name is Scott. I grew up in the '60s and '70s, got my electronics degree and have been working on modern 3 phase UPS systems for more than 30 years. About 10 years ago I built an Internet radio and picked up a TeleTone AA5 to house it. I looked at the removed chassis and figured out what was wrong with it and that started my fascination with tube electronics. I've restored several radios and TVs since then acquiring (and restoring) vintage test equipment along the way.
I am not trying to keep this going but it was never my intention to slam anyone other than the "Stupid Law" comment. I attempted to respond to the portion of vortalexfan's thread after Electronic M made the comment but I did not realize that my comment would be added to the end of the thread. That made it appear out of context which I now understand.
I obvious agree that the 2007 EISA decision restricting 60 watt and lower incandescent lamp production based on efficiency is a good thing. It does not mean you can't find these lower wattage lamps. It simply means that your typical source for these bulbs will likely dry up because marketing LED replacements are becoming more popular. The reason I commented in the first place is I was following vortalexfan's troubleshooting of his Meck TV and wanted to encourage a more sophisticated approach. I have re-read the thread and I now realize that not only was he struggling on some of the most basic troubleshooting concepts but his financial situation could not support my suggestion. I apologize for misreading the thread and writing a comment that was easily misunderstood.
I have benefited from being a videokarma member for more than two years and I'm hoping to regain trust from the membership.
With respect, Scott
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Hello Scott, I'm very sorry I misunderstood your post, and I am also glad to know that you were fascinated by my TV Thread, which I'm still having some issues with (mainly Tuner and Video IF alignment issues).
I didn't mean to upset you, and I'm really quite new to working on antique TV sets (although I have serviced many solid state TVs from the 1980s and 1990s and even Flat Panels without too much issue).
I'm more experienced in repairing Tube Radios and Record Players (not as complicated to troubleshoot and not as much to go wrong with them as TVs).
I just wanted to try my hand at an old tube powered TV because I've always wanted to have one to watch period movies and TV shows on, but even this lower end Meck TV has proven to be a nightmare to work on as you could see from my thread.
Although it doesn't help matters any that my Meck TV had sat in an old abandoned farmhouse that lost its roof over 20 years ago prior to the person who I got it from finding it.
I have been working on vintage electronics (tube and solid state) since I was 13 and I'm 31 now, and my very first repair was a 1985 vintage Montgomery Wards 13" B & W TV that the Vertical and Horizontal hold was screwed up on it and all I did was readjust the horizontal and vertical hold controls on the back of the set and it worked perfectly for the 5 years I had it (before I was given a 1988 Zenith 13" Color TV that had the best Picture I had ever seen on a color TV up to that point), and I had that TV clear up until just before the DTV Conversion when I then donated it to Goodwill (back when they were still taking CRT TVs, which the Goodwills near where I live all quit taking CRT TVs arount 2014).