Repairing Vintage TV's - Comments Invited

[jonboy55]

I've only been a member on Audio Karma for a short time but have been repairing vintage TV's for about 20 years.

Many times I have seen postings from people who when repairing and/or restoring a TV will replace every cap and then see what happens.

This is not the method I prefer and would like to hear from others on their procedures when working on TV's.

When starting on a TV I look to see if there is anything that is burned up or looks like it's going to be a big problem that will keep me from going any further. A destroyed power transformer is an example. I also check the CRT. After that, my first and only priority is to get the high voltage working. With out the high voltage working there is no reason to go any further. I see no reason to recap areas like the audio circuit, tuner, etc. until there is high voltage present.

This saves me time and money especially if I have to find a major HV part like a flyback, etc.

Any comments?