View Full Version : Oh Bob, you need this one...
Eric H 11-16-2010, 09:17 PM to round out your Admiral collection.
http://cgi.ebay.com/1948-Admiral-Triple-Thrill-/190469078137?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c58d77c79
bandersen 11-16-2010, 09:32 PM LOL Yeah, I've seen that one has been kicking around on craigslist a couple times.
It's only a few miles from me and the price is fine, but I just don't have the space for it. Or vehicle to haul it in for that matter.
Maybe I'll arrange a visit with the seller and take a look at it just for kicks.
It's also tempting to get it just for parts, but I don't have the heart to scrap it.
There's a sweet blond Admiral in NY too. Looks like the big brother of my 10" blonde 30A16. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180587760255
David Roper 11-16-2010, 10:06 PM Don't you dare scrap it! Not having room has never stopped me before and I've always wanted a triple threat- er, thrill.
Eric H 11-16-2010, 10:16 PM Don't you have a couch you could throw out or something? :D
This set is three times more thrilling than your other sets after all.
bandersen 11-16-2010, 10:22 PM I'm not sure it would even fit though my old doors. A GE 802 just barely made it in.
Don't worry, I'd never scrap a set. I am a little worried it might get tossed by the owner though. They tried selling it for about a year on craigslist without success.
Sandy G 11-16-2010, 10:26 PM "Bob....BOOOOOOOB....Bob, PLEASE come 'n' get me...I wanna come 'n' live w/YOU now...You KNOW you want me....I'm not THAT big.... C'mon, Bob ! This Nasswhole is gonna make me into Kindling if somebody don't come 'n' Rescue me...I gots a GOOD CRT 'n' Everything....PLEASE, Bob....."
bandersen 11-17-2010, 01:03 AM Yeah, yeah. I'd have to borrow a truck and rent a storage locker to put it in. I just can't do it :(
compu_85 11-17-2010, 04:44 PM Heheheh you guys crack me up :)
jeyurkon 11-17-2010, 10:52 PM Yeah, yeah. I'd have to borrow a truck and rent a storage locker to put it in. I just can't do it :(
But just think how many more sets you could acquire once you have the storage locker! :D
bandersen 11-17-2010, 11:00 PM But just think how many more sets you could acquire once you have the storage locker! :D
The thought has crossed my mind and there's a facility less than two miles away :scratch2: On the other hand I currently have at least a five year backlog of projects!
M3-SRT8 11-18-2010, 06:05 AM This is like an family intervention sitdown for a heroin addict.
You can't save 'em all, Bob. That's what I keep telling myself.
Oooooh. That Andrea TVK-12 is whispering my name...:smoke:
Sam Cogley 11-18-2010, 10:02 AM Buy it...buy it...
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U6QzkNLzC1I/Sx6bHtC3cHI/AAAAAAAAALA/3LO72U9PX1M/s320/devil%2Band%2Bangel%2Bhomer2.jpg
bandersen 08-24-2011, 11:04 PM Lo these many months later, this set still hasn't found a home - not even for free. Worse yet, the building it's in is being demolished in a few days.
So I'm heading over to check it out tomorrow. I can't promise I'll save the whole set, but I'll at least scavenge what I can before it's smashed :(
zenithfan1 08-25-2011, 07:02 PM Yeah, yeah. I'd have to borrow a truck and rent a storage locker to put it in. I just can't do it :(
All you have to do is get the locker, I have a truck you could borrow:D
C'mon Bob, all the cool kids are doing it, even I have a locker now:thmbsp:
bandersen 08-26-2011, 09:45 PM That's be nice, but I can barely afford my rent these days :(
It's just as well, the set wasn't in the greatest shape. I suspect it had been down in that basement for decades. I spent about an hour on my hands and knees in filth with just a mag light to guide me as I dismantled the set. The instant I got home I hopped right in the shower :yuck:
Here what I managed to salvage. It's a 30A1S chassis which is what I have in three other unrestored sets so I'm sure it'll come in handy.
I also have the radio chassis & bezel, speaker, safety glass and grille cloth.
It's still out in the garage and so I haven't tested the CRT yet.
The seller said he plugged it in and got the radio to work, but not the TV. Hard to believe that since just about every tube is gone :rolleyes:
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6090/6084006355_ce4ab4c640_b.jpg
miniman82 08-26-2011, 10:01 PM I still have the rest of that chassis for you if you want it, I'll drop it on your porch next time I drive by. :D
bandersen 08-27-2011, 02:31 AM I don't have any sets that use that chassis, but if no one else needs it, sure I'll take it.
I brought the TV chassis inside for a closer look. Some of the power resistors and one or two caps have been replaced, but the rest looks stock.
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6076/6084480269_c018368e23_z.jpg
Nice, original warning labels.
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6186/6085027516_abe45d25c4_z.jpg
Flyback appears to be OK.
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6087/6084481379_7d499a1996_z.jpg
RCA CRT had good emissions within seconds and the life test is rock solid :banana:
Quite possibly the best used 10BP4 I've come across so far.
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6181/6085028756_54954a31f2_z.jpg
Assuming I didn't pick up the hantavirus in that basement, I'd say it was worthwhile :)
dieseljeep 08-27-2011, 01:23 PM I see that chassis has a Standard Coil tuner. Is it a split channel audio? I see it uses a leaded tube shield on the 6J6. All the early models I've seen had a radio that was powered by the tv power supply. At least it has that coveted HV cage cover.
bandersen 08-27-2011, 07:30 PM Yes, it's split audio. I would have thought the radio would be powered from the TV supply, but it has it's own transformer.
bandersen 08-30-2011, 12:12 PM I took a closer look at the radio and was surprised to discover that it's completely self contained. It even has it's own power cord and 6V6 output amp. I really expected it to share some components with the TV especially the separate power and amp chassis.
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6184/6095937180_f2212c2b7e_z.jpg
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6082/6095396043_d345fa928d_z.jpg
That big cap is a replacement for the one mounted on top of the chassis.
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6087/6095936622_86bb68461c_z.jpg
The control layout is a little goofy.
OFF-ON-TONE, FM-BC-PW, VOLUME
I wonder what the PW band position does ?
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6185/6095395891_ea7b70a442_z.jpg
If I had the tools and skills I could make a customer cabinet for it :)
ChrisW6ATV 08-30-2011, 12:55 PM The PW may be PH, and it would be for Phono, whether built-in (on some models) or with an external input jack.
bandersen 08-30-2011, 01:37 PM Ah, of course it is :o. It's so dirty I couldn't make it out properly.
Findm-Keepm 08-31-2011, 03:48 AM .....Here what I managed to salvage.
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6090/6084006355_ce4ab4c640_b.jpg
Rope and plastic bags in your trunk? I'm not ridin' with you......:D
"Killer" save!
Cheers,
bandersen 09-01-2011, 10:47 PM That's for craigslist sellers that won't haggle :naughty:
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