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This set needs much more than a power cord. Your desire to test the CRT is more than understandable, it's downright practical. But you really can not use an unrestored VT-71 chassis for any purpose. You'll have to find somebody with an operating electrostatic set who can test the CRT for you by plugging it into their set's chassis. That's the only sure test. Your VT-71 Will minimally need every electrolytic and paper capacitor replaced before you proceed to even power it on again, and probably will need many (particularly high value) resistors replaced before it will operate well enough to watch. The ballast, if original, is highly prone to imminent failure as well. You can't just plug 'n' play a 60-year-old TV no matter how good it looks--even if you just uncrated it from its original shipping box!
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