Sylvia Else wrote:
I bought this on Ebay for $5.50 on the off chance that I could fix it.
It was described as having lost picture with a "pop", and with the
observation that a TV repairman said it sounded like it could be a power
supply issue.

I've determined that the sound works OK, as does the tuner and video
signal stage - it outputs the composite video on an AV out socket.

It's clear what produced the "pop" noise.

http://members.optusnet.com.au/sylviae/tv1.jpg

http://members.optusnet.com.au/sylviae/tv2.jpg

Presumably this diode shorted out. It's on a board close the EHT circuitry.

But what are the chances that that's all that's wrong with it? Just
getting the board out to gain access to the underside will be a fairly
major exercise.

Sylvia.

I've given up on this anyway. Having run out of other ideas, I pulled
apart the box mounted on the neck of the tube, to see whether the
reported "pop" might have come from there. Nothing of note inside,
except yet more large heat-sinks. Anyway, I decided that putting it back
together again was going to be more trouble than it's worth. So it's off
to the tip tomorrow.

Sylvia.