I've been blessed by Royalty... ZENITH Royalty

[Charlie]

Finished this yesterday evening just before LOST came on... then let it run for a few hours. New caps opened the pic up all the way and got rid of a few little jitters.

I checked all the caps and lytics with a meter as I pulled them. All the ceramic tubulars and black beauties checked pretty close to what they were supposed to be... even a big black beauty that was cracked wide open. There was one lytic that was a little low... not too bad. Just goes to show how those old caps can cause troubles... they all checked good, but changing them fixed several little issues.

I tried the set with a CRT brightener and without... really couldn't tell any difference (although turning the tester up to 8 volts gets it into the green a little). I will likely take the brightener off since it doesn't help enough for the eye to see. Besides... not really going to watch this set... it's getting moved into a corner for now. The picture is a little better in person that the photo shows... the flourescent lights in the room probably weren't helping.

Don't know that i'll come across another 24" CRT... but if I do, might be worth swapping it out. The set really is in nice condition.

Reece: The tag you mentioned was from Bowen TV on Highland Avenue. I would think that would be over in the South Park area or near the university. It's certainly an older tag... the telephone number is listed as TE 2-1632. I'll be passing thru Beaumont this weekend... I will have to drive by that address and see what's there. I'm sure it hasn't been Bowen TV for a long long time. I used to drive Highland Ave when I was in college in the late-80's... I don't remember any shops like that.