[TV MAN]

Here is the selected project, the Craftsmen. I need to check to see if I have the Sams on it. Looks like the correct tubes in the correct sockets exc a 6SL7 in place of a 6SN7 vertical osc. From the looks of the dust, nothing has been disturbed. Under chassis about the only thing I see that has been worked on is the power switch and rectifiers. The rest looks original. Lots of "bee's" underneath. I can see a couple of the electrolytics have leaked a little. Good thing is that it looks like I can get to about everything pretty easy for a recap. Picture tube checked good, gun looks shiny. 

I did a few quick checks. The cord was deteriorated so bad I doubt it was even plugged in in the last 30 years. The fuse checked ok and get 2-3 ohms at the cord plug with the switch on. I don't see any obvious signs of a power transformer meltdown. The flyback looks to be in good shape as everything else in the HV box. This was a "junk store" find, way back in a corner, $10. Figured it was worth that for parts, esp if the big tube was good. Sadly, the cabinet got sold and the knobs were no where to be found. I am sure was 'repurposed', probably a dumb aquarium. They said it was a beauty. A day late and a dollar short. Well, at least I was able to save the chassis. It would only have been a matter of time until the neck got knocked off the tube. So, here begins the project. If I wreck it, it's just a chassis. If it lives, then it would be a pretty interesting piece of history.