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Originally Posted by Kawika
Back in the fifties if the old black-and-white started acting up, if the vertical hold spazzed out or whatever, the cure was to slam the side of the TV with the heel of your palm. The theory being that this would knock the dust off the vacuum tubes. Usually worked. Now back to our previously scheduled thread.
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David,
You omitted the other key "fix" of those days. Pull off the tuner knob and spray it, and the contact points inside, with silicone spray. Some guys made a living cleaning contact points.