Early Viewtone TV cabinet on eBay

[decojoe67]

[QUOTE=vts1134;3184798]Here's a few more photos of the Viewtone Richard posted.
Thank you for those photo's! That's the first time I've seen that rare set in detail as well as the chassis. You would think it's European at first glance. What a primitive early TV. I wonder what the story is of the "RUSH" written on the chassis. I'd have to get it working if I owned it!

[Polaraligned]

Originally Posted by decojoe67

I'd have to get it working if I owned it!

I would leave it "as is" if I had one. If it had to be made working, I definitely would restuff those capacitors as I hate seeing a rare TV catch yellow capacitor disease.

[vts1134]

Originally Posted by Polaraligned

...yellow capacitor disease.

That's a good one....I'm gonna have to remember that one

[benman94]

Originally Posted by Polaraligned

I would leave it "as is" if I had one. If it had to be made working, I definitely would restuff those capacitors as I hate seeing a rare TV catch yellow capacitor disease.

I'm not normally in the "preservation" camp; I like to restore my sets and get them working, but with a Viewtone, I'm much more inclined to simply leave it alone.

I left my Viewtone alone for the most part; I replaced the 5BP4 one of my Uncles had subbed in with a dud 7EP4, but otherwise didn't screw with it. I just don't have the heart to disturb such a rare set.

[M3-SRT8]

Originally Posted by Polaraligned

I would leave it "as is" if I had one. If it had to be made working, I definitely would restuff those capacitors as I hate seeing a rare TV catch yellow capacitor disease.

I routinely restuff all of my capacitors in all my restorations.

I'm currently restoring a late production RCA 8TS30. It has all its original caps. But even a fairly common set like that deserves the best that I can do.