@themaritimegirl I had the Pro Logic 5.1 version of that receiver (the SA EX-510) back in high school. I bet yours has the same motorized volume that can be remotely controlled too. These models were sold around 1997-1998.

I really liked those daylight bulbs back then as well. For whatever reason I preferred a very cool daylight light in my bedroom, vs now where I prefer a warm white. I think those bulbs are so dim because the paint blocks a lot of yellow light to change the hue.

I wanted to verify that this signal is indeed SECAM, so I dragged out my multi-standard VCR, and yup! VCR display says SECAM. I also found some random Russian tapes with MESECAM recordings on them, which also played fine on the TV. From my understanding, MESECAM was just SECAM colour that was converted to be recorded/played back using PAL VCR hardware.

And it turns out, my capture card supports SECAM just fine as well (though the DVD recorder I use as a TBC does not.

@lmull3 My garden hoses are an old one from my parents house that was bought in the 90s, and some similar hoses from garage sales.

Newer hoses are junk. Mostly plastic that gets damaged the moment you kink it.