Sony TV-950 Saved from Goodwill Recycling

[centralradio]

Great save.

I think I have a set similar like this set.

I agree.Those PITA Sony power cords.Panasonic follows,are a nightmare If you dont get the right pinout and voltage info .

Pop goes the weasel.

[zeno]

CRT's almost always fail due to low emission. On a
B&W symptoms are dark pix, negative pix, streaking of
bright areas, slow warm up & overly bright whites with no detail or any
combination of.....

Best test is darken the room, turn down the bright & contrast.
If it looks a lot better its the CRT 99%.

All fixes are risky ( except a new CRT )
Rejuvenation, only use a MODERN CRT checker for this made
after the early 70's.
Brighteners only work on some sets.
Most sets have a low ohm resistor in series with the filament.
It can be jumped out to give a little more E but again risky.

As far as waking it up goes regular use will usually improve things
but its a process that goes on just like people getting old &
slowing down......

73 Zeno

[Captainclock]

Originally Posted by zeno

CRT's almost always fail due to low emission. On a
B&W symptoms are dark pix, negative pix, streaking of
bright areas, slow warm up & overly bright whites with no detail or any
combination of.....

Best test is darken the room, turn down the bright & contrast.
If it looks a lot better its the CRT 99%.

All fixes are risky ( except a new CRT )
Rejuvenation, only use a MODERN CRT checker for this made
after the early 70's.
Brighteners only work on some sets.
Most sets have a low ohm resistor in series with the filament.
It can be jumped out to give a little more E but again risky.

As far as waking it up goes regular use will usually improve things
but its a process that goes on just like people getting old &
slowing down......

73 Zeno

OK, I'll give the TV a try and see if it actually exibits any of the symptoms you mentioned or if perhaps its just needs time to wake up the CRT from not being used for a long time, seeing as this TV is from between 1967-1972 I would guess that this TV probably was supplanted by a modern Color TV and was just left in a guest bedroom for years unused, before the previous owners donated the TV to Goodwill.