pendulum
08-27-2015, 06:22 PM
Bought this set today at an estate sale for $40. Set is in decent condition. Here is a photo of the set after I got it home. I have the knobs but I removed them for transit. The brown gunk came off with cleaning.
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll246/eviljoebob/IMG_2340.jpg (http://s290.photobucket.com/user/eviljoebob/media/IMG_2340.jpg.html)
Unfortunately when I took the back off it was obvious some animal activity had been going on. I don't know how they got in with the back on, but whatever. Despite how it looks the seeds and cloth were near the front of the chassis and the animals didn't get under the chassis, so overall the chassis is ok.
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll246/eviljoebob/IMG_2341.jpg (http://s290.photobucket.com/user/eviljoebob/media/IMG_2341.jpg.html)
Here is the chassis. Looks bad but most of the rust looking spots must be urine and fur/cloth and they wiped off fine with water.
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll246/eviljoebob/IMG_2346.jpg (http://s290.photobucket.com/user/eviljoebob/media/IMG_2346.jpg.html)
Most of the tubes have been replaced. Tubes are a random mix of sylvania, dumont, ge, zenith, and a brand I have never heard of, realistic lifetime
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll246/eviljoebob/IMG_2347.jpg (http://s290.photobucket.com/user/eviljoebob/media/IMG_2347.jpg.html)
The only problem with the chassis is there are a few wires that have been chewed, two of these jumper style wires, which I can easily change, and the cap cable for the horizontal output tube. That wire I may try just covering with silicone, because changing that wire would be a bit difficult and I have seen others do this before and having it work.
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll246/eviljoebob/IMG_2350.jpg (http://s290.photobucket.com/user/eviljoebob/media/IMG_2350.jpg.html)
The underside of the chassis doesn't look like it has ever been touched. I did see that the thermistor was falling off and when I touched it the think fell and broke apart, so I will have to change that.
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll246/eviljoebob/IMG_2349.jpg (http://s290.photobucket.com/user/eviljoebob/media/IMG_2349.jpg.html)
The next thing I looked at was the crt. The key fell off when I unplugged the socket, maybe the set took a hit at one point. The crt had vacuum though, but the crt is just about done. All three guns tested well into the bad. Life test wasn't terrible, but at this point that is not going to make a difference. Luckily these crts (25gp22) are much more common that round color tubes and I have wanted to get a brand new crt for a while now.
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll246/eviljoebob/IMG_2351.jpg (http://s290.photobucket.com/user/eviljoebob/media/IMG_2351.jpg.html)
One thing I am looking for though is the plastic piece that holds these centering magnets as mine is falling apart.
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll246/eviljoebob/IMG_2348.jpg (http://s290.photobucket.com/user/eviljoebob/media/IMG_2348.jpg.html)
Also, the uhf knob had broken in half. I was able to glue the two parts together, but if anyone has a replacement one I would like one that looks better.
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll246/eviljoebob/IMG_2352.jpg (http://s290.photobucket.com/user/eviljoebob/media/IMG_2352.jpg.html)
I won't be able to work on this set soon since I am going to school, but I will work on it over the winter. I like the set, it would be neat if it was a remote set but overall I think it is quite neat.
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll246/eviljoebob/IMG_2340.jpg (http://s290.photobucket.com/user/eviljoebob/media/IMG_2340.jpg.html)
Unfortunately when I took the back off it was obvious some animal activity had been going on. I don't know how they got in with the back on, but whatever. Despite how it looks the seeds and cloth were near the front of the chassis and the animals didn't get under the chassis, so overall the chassis is ok.
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll246/eviljoebob/IMG_2341.jpg (http://s290.photobucket.com/user/eviljoebob/media/IMG_2341.jpg.html)
Here is the chassis. Looks bad but most of the rust looking spots must be urine and fur/cloth and they wiped off fine with water.
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll246/eviljoebob/IMG_2346.jpg (http://s290.photobucket.com/user/eviljoebob/media/IMG_2346.jpg.html)
Most of the tubes have been replaced. Tubes are a random mix of sylvania, dumont, ge, zenith, and a brand I have never heard of, realistic lifetime
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll246/eviljoebob/IMG_2347.jpg (http://s290.photobucket.com/user/eviljoebob/media/IMG_2347.jpg.html)
The only problem with the chassis is there are a few wires that have been chewed, two of these jumper style wires, which I can easily change, and the cap cable for the horizontal output tube. That wire I may try just covering with silicone, because changing that wire would be a bit difficult and I have seen others do this before and having it work.
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll246/eviljoebob/IMG_2350.jpg (http://s290.photobucket.com/user/eviljoebob/media/IMG_2350.jpg.html)
The underside of the chassis doesn't look like it has ever been touched. I did see that the thermistor was falling off and when I touched it the think fell and broke apart, so I will have to change that.
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll246/eviljoebob/IMG_2349.jpg (http://s290.photobucket.com/user/eviljoebob/media/IMG_2349.jpg.html)
The next thing I looked at was the crt. The key fell off when I unplugged the socket, maybe the set took a hit at one point. The crt had vacuum though, but the crt is just about done. All three guns tested well into the bad. Life test wasn't terrible, but at this point that is not going to make a difference. Luckily these crts (25gp22) are much more common that round color tubes and I have wanted to get a brand new crt for a while now.
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll246/eviljoebob/IMG_2351.jpg (http://s290.photobucket.com/user/eviljoebob/media/IMG_2351.jpg.html)
One thing I am looking for though is the plastic piece that holds these centering magnets as mine is falling apart.
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll246/eviljoebob/IMG_2348.jpg (http://s290.photobucket.com/user/eviljoebob/media/IMG_2348.jpg.html)
Also, the uhf knob had broken in half. I was able to glue the two parts together, but if anyone has a replacement one I would like one that looks better.
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll246/eviljoebob/IMG_2352.jpg (http://s290.photobucket.com/user/eviljoebob/media/IMG_2352.jpg.html)
I won't be able to work on this set soon since I am going to school, but I will work on it over the winter. I like the set, it would be neat if it was a remote set but overall I think it is quite neat.