Pilot TV-37 Restoration

[Crist Rigott]

OK guys, now that I'm done with the Silvertone Combo unit it's time to start a new project. After wrestling that 24" tube and chassis I thought I'd go completely in the opposite direction.
I got this TV from the famous online auction site with a local pick up instead of shipping. It was part of an estate the auction house was taking care of. The pictures in the auction showed a clean and everything was there TV. When I went to pick it up, sure enough it was in very good condition, at least the cabinet was.
When I got home I slowly applied 6.3V to the CRT. We have glow. Whew! I know the CRT could still produce a lousy picture but that hurdle has been crossed. It sat waiting for me for most of the year.
As you can see, someone decided to mark up the chassis first with pencil and then with a Sharpie! Knucklehead. That what tape is used for. There is a corrosive something going on. Perhaps an electrolytic spewed out its guts. It seems to affect the steel parts only.
BTW, the serial number of this chassis is 208806. I didn't take any pictures of the cabinet yet. I'll get to that later.