Don't look now, someone's just invented the 5' tall console television.
Seriously, the machine itself works? Is that an old Westinghouse?
That's one way to fix a bad illumination ballast
This might be a good candidate for the TV treatment, as long as your can get good buddy Doc Oc to move it for you.
I bet it weighs close to 700 lbs.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/151052384706