My new 1964 Zenith 25LC20
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I went all the way up to Chattanooga, TN to get this Zenith roundie at an estate sale. I got it for $40, but it is an extremely high hour set. It has a 1971 RCA Hi-Lite tube, and many replacement tubes. No remote either. And as you can see, it is covered in 1/4 inch of fluffy dust. It will be getting the full spa treatment.
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Too bad about the high hour thing but if i never clicked on the estate sale on the website, you may not have it right now.
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Think you got ripped off. That tv says it was $4 each.
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That was only the third model year of Zenith color, I'd be happy to find a remote set like that even if it was super-high-hour.
If the sweep output transformers and CRT are good, the rest can be made good. |
Just powered the set up for the first time. Remote chassis and power tuning work, but no HV, and I started to smell something getting hot after a minute. More updates tonite.
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Great find Dave! I have the same model. Mahogany contemporary - S6026 And have not dug it out. I wish I could find a brochure for the 1964 models.
Paid substantially more for it but the previous owner was scientist-engineer who had serviced it since it was young. He'd installed a cooling fan on the back cover and its on its 3rd or 4th CRT. It was his mother's and when she passed, He decided to let it go. I have no intention of selling it. That was a great chassis. Nobody ever got rid of them like the RCA's with their famous fried-backs. |
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The 1971 RCA Hi-Lite tube has one foot in the grave. This is the blue gun, after a rejuvenation.
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The heatsink on the power transformer implys that they ran it hard...
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Very nice find! I thought the heatsink transformer was standard Zenith issue, no?
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No high voltage, and the horizontal output tube is redplating. Replaced 6 of the 9 bad tubes. Still need a 6HF5, 6BK4 and 6BQ5.
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I was able to draw a very weak arc off of the horizontal ouput plate cap.
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As I said, you have a good TV there, one that will serve you well once you get it working. Zenith TVs, radios, stereo gear, etc. were great; it was a shame the company went out of business and moved to Korea when it did. |
Very nice cabinet, looks to be in great shape.
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If the horizontal output is red plating, the HV rectifier is a prime suspect. Also check the grid voltage; you might have a horizontal oscillator problem. I can't remember if that set uses a 3A3 or a 3AT2; it has been too many years.
The end of Zenith was a tragedy; LG basically just took them over. The debacle with the bad CRTs was the final nail in the coffin. |
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