DavGoodlin
12-18-2013, 01:52 PM
poking through Craigslist is drudgery until you see something interesting. Normally, typing a brand name yields more than "vintage TV" or "Antique TV", etc.
This one was a "curb alert" in disguise, located a block from where my Grandfather grew up and around the corner from a TV shop with an Admiral sign out front, still selling antennas and other miscellany and NOS.:thmbsp:
i called and spoke with someone who was preparing a rowhouse for rental, and needed this set out before the city inspector came:scratch2: By the time I could get down there, it was tossed outside with snow-freezing rain on the way. I hustled down there just as it was getting dark and found this sinking into a snowbank. Dirty and spackled, it should clean up well.
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3695/11439032083_2303d53441.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/100376096@N02/11439032083/)
Zenith Chassis 16H23 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/100376096@N02/11439032083/)
The CRT cup was cracked, causing a wave of uneasiness before I was able to lay it on its side and squeak it into my wagon.
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5542/11438924716_1996fd3d0b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/100376096@N02/11438924716/)
Back cover shows evidence of careless moving (http://www.flickr.com/photos/100376096@N02/11438924716/)
Then I was relieved to find all but one of teh original screws holding the back on, carefully removing it I found a pretty nice looking inside
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7304/11439002193_04cc8bc2b4.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/100376096@N02/11439002193/)
VHF tuner and UHF tuner to rear (http://www.flickr.com/photos/100376096@N02/11439002193/)
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5539/11438863904_0abf5c7006.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/100376096@N02/11438863904/)
Very original looking (http://www.flickr.com/photos/100376096@N02/11438863904/)
Zenith tube location stickers were helpful when I was just learning to troubleshoot
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3687/11438834164_a9a7c3abeb.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/100376096@N02/11438834164/)
Tube chart with signal flow (http://www.flickr.com/photos/100376096@N02/11438834164/)
The UHF tuner was also pretty well disguised, I had only seen VHF-only models before.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7354/11438784075_f08dcfd007.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/100376096@N02/11438784075/)
Zenith's starfish knob (http://www.flickr.com/photos/100376096@N02/11438784075/)
The control door cover reveals a FOCUS control, very rare on any BW set
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7372/11438830046_5d77d9c5db.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/100376096@N02/11438830046/)
All the controls in this drawer, even focus (http://www.flickr.com/photos/100376096@N02/11438830046/)
Time to plug 'er in and start at 80 volts, slowly increasing to 115.
DO NOT TRY THIS with just any TV of this era. i cant say I was surprised, these were the finest and toughest monochrome sets ever made.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7409/11438771514_fe0fa9cb11.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/100376096@N02/11438771514/)
Zenith H2735 with flash (http://www.flickr.com/photos/100376096@N02/11438771514/)
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2832/11438793466_0eb3217b26.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/100376096@N02/11438793466/)
After "warming up", the vertical begins the upward roll out of control range, forecasting a strategic re-capping which I had done to a 1964 Zenith 19"
My next task is to flip on it side, remove the $ervice $aver cover over the chassis bottom and get to work. :smoke:
This one was a "curb alert" in disguise, located a block from where my Grandfather grew up and around the corner from a TV shop with an Admiral sign out front, still selling antennas and other miscellany and NOS.:thmbsp:
i called and spoke with someone who was preparing a rowhouse for rental, and needed this set out before the city inspector came:scratch2: By the time I could get down there, it was tossed outside with snow-freezing rain on the way. I hustled down there just as it was getting dark and found this sinking into a snowbank. Dirty and spackled, it should clean up well.
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3695/11439032083_2303d53441.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/100376096@N02/11439032083/)
Zenith Chassis 16H23 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/100376096@N02/11439032083/)
The CRT cup was cracked, causing a wave of uneasiness before I was able to lay it on its side and squeak it into my wagon.
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5542/11438924716_1996fd3d0b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/100376096@N02/11438924716/)
Back cover shows evidence of careless moving (http://www.flickr.com/photos/100376096@N02/11438924716/)
Then I was relieved to find all but one of teh original screws holding the back on, carefully removing it I found a pretty nice looking inside
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7304/11439002193_04cc8bc2b4.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/100376096@N02/11439002193/)
VHF tuner and UHF tuner to rear (http://www.flickr.com/photos/100376096@N02/11439002193/)
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5539/11438863904_0abf5c7006.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/100376096@N02/11438863904/)
Very original looking (http://www.flickr.com/photos/100376096@N02/11438863904/)
Zenith tube location stickers were helpful when I was just learning to troubleshoot
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3687/11438834164_a9a7c3abeb.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/100376096@N02/11438834164/)
Tube chart with signal flow (http://www.flickr.com/photos/100376096@N02/11438834164/)
The UHF tuner was also pretty well disguised, I had only seen VHF-only models before.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7354/11438784075_f08dcfd007.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/100376096@N02/11438784075/)
Zenith's starfish knob (http://www.flickr.com/photos/100376096@N02/11438784075/)
The control door cover reveals a FOCUS control, very rare on any BW set
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7372/11438830046_5d77d9c5db.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/100376096@N02/11438830046/)
All the controls in this drawer, even focus (http://www.flickr.com/photos/100376096@N02/11438830046/)
Time to plug 'er in and start at 80 volts, slowly increasing to 115.
DO NOT TRY THIS with just any TV of this era. i cant say I was surprised, these were the finest and toughest monochrome sets ever made.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7409/11438771514_fe0fa9cb11.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/100376096@N02/11438771514/)
Zenith H2735 with flash (http://www.flickr.com/photos/100376096@N02/11438771514/)
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2832/11438793466_0eb3217b26.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/100376096@N02/11438793466/)
After "warming up", the vertical begins the upward roll out of control range, forecasting a strategic re-capping which I had done to a 1964 Zenith 19"
My next task is to flip on it side, remove the $ervice $aver cover over the chassis bottom and get to work. :smoke: