1986 Hitachi 25'' console.

[Dreamsbeard]

Originally Posted by rca2000

I see ONLY ONE transformer-couple discrete amp in this typical 1980's hot chassis, and I DO NOT think it could produce 5W cont. The amp is near the rear of the chassis...only ONE channel. You can see it on the right side of the tuner. Those 2 sinks on the outs are NOT big enough for that sort of power. More like 2.5 W cont. And that would be consistent with many 80's model non stereo sets.

This actually looks to be older than 1986 chassis wise, more like 1982 or 83. By 86--stereo was becoming pretty popular on larger sets.

So this is a hot chassis. Would you recommend that I buy an isolation transformer before I try to redo convergence on it? As you can see I am pretty new a this.