[HowardB]

Would you believe it, I was actually pushed into buying this one by my wife! That doesn't happen often. It was on eBay for £40. She suggested that I make a cheeky offer of £20 and they accepted.

It arrived a few days later and after a few basic checks, I tried running it carefully via a Variac and limiter, but no cigar. No output at all.

I separated the chassis from the cabinet and hoovered up all the muck and dust. Thankfully the underside of the chassis was clean and untouched.

The wooden cabinet had lots of scratches and looked its age but no major problems.
The main issue was the plastic front grille. According to the forum, this seems to be an issue on these sets. The plastic had shrunk, warped and cracked. The previous owner had tried to glue it back together and made a right mess of it.

So that's the 'Before' - see the pictures below...