RCA 9T79 restoration completed

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I finally got around to completing the restoration of this set after half finishing it about 2 years ago. I made the cardinal mistake of being to lazy to re-stuff the electrolytic cans. The set was working fine, but then it lost about half of the vertical height, so I decided I better finish the job and "do it right" this time.

Lesson Learned: even if the set seems to be working fine with original cans, actually the cans have crap inside and will come back to bite you in the ass some day if you are too lazy to re-stuff them. This will be the first and last time I try to get away using the old cans.

This set has a cabinet that is UN-refinished except for the top, which due damage I caused, required me to refinish the top. Came with a 19AP4 that tested like new and displays a very nice picture.

Full story and write up is on my web site. Just click the link below.
http://antiquetvguy.com/WebPages/The...79-19inch.html