08-11-2026, 12:25 PM
Hello Tim,
Well, I got the sideboard recapped. As far as the capacitors go, they were mostly old Black Beauties. I replaced nine coupling capacitors, and Tonight is the night I hope to pull the chassis from the picture tube to do the point-to-point coupling and replace the electrolytic capacitors.
Hopefully I won’t run into any issues, though the yoke is what worries me the most. I’ll lay the set on its face again and start by gently pulling off the picture tube socket, since the tube base is cracked, then loosen the single yoke clamp screw and remove the three screws holding the chassis to the tube safety banding.
I haven’t had much time to work on the TV, between helping my father, who’s almost 90, caring for my dog who just turned 13, and helping my brother out. One thing I can’t believe is how many of the original tubes are still in this set, with all but one or two being RCA branded.
Sincerely Richard
Well, I got the sideboard recapped. As far as the capacitors go, they were mostly old Black Beauties. I replaced nine coupling capacitors, and Tonight is the night I hope to pull the chassis from the picture tube to do the point-to-point coupling and replace the electrolytic capacitors.
Hopefully I won’t run into any issues, though the yoke is what worries me the most. I’ll lay the set on its face again and start by gently pulling off the picture tube socket, since the tube base is cracked, then loosen the single yoke clamp screw and remove the three screws holding the chassis to the tube safety banding.
I haven’t had much time to work on the TV, between helping my father, who’s almost 90, caring for my dog who just turned 13, and helping my brother out. One thing I can’t believe is how many of the original tubes are still in this set, with all but one or two being RCA branded.
Sincerely Richard
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