-=> MATT MC_CARTHY wrote to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE <=-

 MM> 23 Oct 2003, 07:51, Wayne Chirnside (1:275/311), wrote to Tom Walker:

 MM> Hi Wayne.

 ->>  RJT> Black and white,  of course.

 ->> Likely UHF reception sucked too ;-)

 TW>>  WAS NO SUCH thing in those days! But of course you knew that so
 TW>> Why did you say that?

 WC> Well it was true ;-)
 WC> Both Roy and I are old enough to remember VHF only sets.

 MM> Remember?  Heck, I still have two VHF only that work!
 MM> They are 'late models' though, have almost square picture tubes.

That's remarkable, you must have done a bit by way of repairs
along the way.
I recall working on a round screen unit in a cabinat with
doors that would close in front of the CRT and that it had
safety glass in front of the CRT.
Actually the CRT on the schematic pasted inside called it a "kinescope."

I've been known to work on sets _hot_ and have only been bit hard once
while doing so and it was on that set. Knocked me about
pretty good but injuries were from secondary impact
with solid objects.
Darn schematic showed the point I'd probed as being at ground,
it wasn't and that was the end of that restoration project.
Can't imagine what would have happened if I'd gone straight
to that point instead of checking it first using one of those
pocket screwdrivers with inbuilt neon bulb and current limiting
resistor. I do recall the current arcing about 1/4 inch and never
having seen that neon light up so bright 
 
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