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[jstout66]

Nice Philco roundie!!!! I like the looks of the Motorola as well. The smell could just be all the dirt and stuff if it sat a long time. Never touch a flyback when the set is on!!!! When I get an old set I just clean it up, check all the tubes and replace the bad ones, and do all the adjusting I need and hope for the best! I can't solder worth a crap, so I never get into the set "too much". I just look for ones that don't take alot to get going. Do you have a high voltage probe? That would be a good way to check the output. If memory serves me the roundies were at 21K and the old tube square screens were at 25K. Good Luck!!!