What to do on used sets?

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Originally Posted by radiotvnut

One common problem I've seen on many later CRT TV's is lines and foldover at the top of the screen. This problem is almost always caused by a faulty cap in the vertical circuit. However, people will often run the set until the cap blows the vertical output IC. If they'd bring the set to me when it first started acting up, their bill would be cheaper and my job would be easier.

When riding along with my cable providers tech (as I work for the cable company now), we went to a customers house, with foldover.

She was talking and said "oh that CRT is about to go I know", and we aren't really supposed to talk as I'm in training, but I had to tell her, it might just be capacitors and end up being an easy fix, as the TV still had a great picture, nice and sharp and bright with vibrant colors.

I don't know if she ever took my advice, but I hope she did.. Though it was a BPC TV from maybe 7 years ago, it's picture tube was strong. Just had foldover.