[NJARC] RCA Victor TV Set

[edotte at optonline.net]

Ed,
> 
> You have crossed a "Moral Divide" into the Forbidden
> Zone. Only God (and Dave Sica) can help you now.
> 
> It was nice knowing you,
> 
> JR
> 
> ;-)

I had gotten that sense that I was getting lost. It is like Hotel California, "you can check out any time you like but you can never leave."

> 
> PS -- But seriously, you'll find that TV's have a lot
> of the same problems as radios -- leaky caps,
> way-out-of-tolerance resistors, an occasional bad or
> flaky tube, botched previous repair jobs. Old TV's can
> be fun too! I'm no expert, but other guys in the club
> are, and do work on them. Just be prepared to replace
> a LOTTA caps.

Cap city! 
> 
> Bring it up sloowwly on a Variac and see what happens.
> Chances are the pix tube is good, or at least good
> *enough*. You don't see a "spot" in the center of the
> screen, do you? If so, that's a problem.

Well that is the sad part of the story. The set was turned on but not with as variac. It was not me but the previous owner. It smoked a bit but not too bad. And this reminds me.

I am building up my equipment but by now I need to find a place to buy a power isolation transformer and a variac. But other than that I have all I need. I have been looking around the web a bit and just want something good.

Edward