[Unimatic1140]

i have the exact same set. i replaced all the electrolytics. there is a paper moulded cap ( black with stripes) on the horizontal board that will have to be changed and also one on the ac input. mine also had the crt replaced in 1966. mine has a great picture. there is also a 2mfd at 350volt cap on the video board that will need replaced also. resolder all the board to chassis ground connections they all seem to break loose.

Thanks for the advice Rcaman I will start with replacing the electrolytics and those paper caps and see what happens after I power it up. Before I do anything I'm going to do a bit of studying on color circuit theory and learn about the mechanics of color picture tubes.

Ever see the B&W Christmas episode of the Beverly Hillbillies where Mr. Drysdale buys the family a round-screen TV set as a gift? Everytime they turn it on it shows water (ocean), since they don't know what it is, Granny thinks it's one of those new-fangled clothes washers.

I've never seen that episode of the Beverly Hillbillies Carmine, but I would love to find it someday. As a collector/restorer of both vintage television sets and vintage automatic washers that episode would sort of morph both of my passions into one.

Look at the type number on your tube. If it is a 21FBP22-A, it was made sometime after 1964 and has a rare earth red phosphor, which is even better than the 1961 version.

Hey Bill, thanks for correcting my assumptions about the reds of the 21FBP22, I've read so much about vintage television servicing over the past six months that its all mixing together in my head! Anyway I just went downstairs and took a good look at that tube, there is a sticker on it that says its a HR21FBP22A "Hi-Light". So it must have been installed sometime in the mid or possibly late 60's. What exactly is a "Red Earth Rare Phosphor"?