I too worked on many televisions when I was a teenager since it was so easy to go to the local drug store with tubes in hand and test them…plus they had the handout pamphlet showing which tube may be bad depending on the TV symptom. I once had 13 TVs in my parents basement…in various states of completeness…I had a Rogers I liked the best but the picture tube was dim…a brightener helped a bit but not much…
When I went to SAIT for electronics in the 1970’s of course there was a course on basic television ( I still have the textbook…it is very detailed and informative )…so I had an interest in TV as well as radio…but since radios are smaller I can have more and take up less storage space.
I also see an interest in TV restoration on You Tube and various other web sites/forums. However the argument today is why bother with TV restoration since the picture quality is inferior to what we have today and broadcasters don’t do analog anymore…some early models are interesting furniture and conversation pieces if nothing else…
I have a few spare TV parts but not much compared to radio parts…I am still looking for a TV ( if I ever come across one ) that looks nice and would be good for a display piece only…( small picture tube black and white for instance )
This web site may be a good place for some of the TV restorers in Canada to have a common place for information exchanged and parts etc…
PH