1995 Zenith Concierge Series 19"

[pac.attack76]

Originally Posted by zeno

Odds are blue gun was shorted & blew out the power supply. Its from the time
of the BAD Zenith TV's Part it out & make more room ! The chassis wont
take up much room or eat much

Zeno

So, a bad tube then?

[Electronic M]

About 12 years ago shortly before the Wisconsin goodwills stopped taking TVs a hospital dumped their complete stock of these on the Waukesha goodwill. They were trying to sell all CRT TVs at $0.50 each and having no luck. Seemed like half their furniture area was CRTs. If I wasn't in an apartment back then I'd have been tempted to grab a few and make a video wall.

[pac.attack76]

Originally Posted by Electronic M

About 12 years ago shortly before the Wisconsin goodwills stopped taking TVs a hospital dumped their complete stock of these on the Waukesha goodwill. They were trying to sell all CRT TVs at $0.50 each and having no luck. Seemed like half their furniture area was CRTs. If I wasn't in an apartment back then I'd have been tempted to grab a few and make a video wall.

I hear that. Sounds like a plan 😂

[pac.attack76]

When it was still running and blue, it also had retrace lines. Forgot to mention that. Does it mean the tube is bad and there's nothing that can be done. I really hate giving up on a project but it wouldn't be the first time. Can't be helped if it's a lost cause.

[zeno]

Originally Posted by pac.attack76

When it was still running and blue, it also had retrace lines. Forgot to mention that. Does it mean the tube is bad and there's nothing that can be done. I really hate giving up on a project but it wouldn't be the first time. Can't be helped if it's a lost cause.

This is from when Gold Star was taking over Zenith. One of the first things
they did was mess up the CRT line. They went from the best jugs to trash overnite.
MOST of the time a blue screen with retrace is going to be a shorted
CRT H-K ( or any brand or color)
That causes the SMPS to fail & kill the set.

Zeno

[pac.attack76]

Originally Posted by zeno

This is from when Gold Star was taking over Zenith. One of the first things
they did was mess up the CRT line. They went from the best jugs to trash overnite.
MOST of the time a blue screen with retrace is going to be a shorted
CRT H-K ( or any brand or color)
That causes the SMPS to fail & kill the set.

Zeno

Ahh, I see. Should I attempt anything at all on this one?

[pac.attack76]

I went ahead and tore this one down in preparation for disposal but first, I looked for the reason it went down and noticed the larger fuse was black. Rather than replace it, I passed since closer inspection revealed a ton of corrosion on the neck board and even more on the main board. Even a couple of components fell off. I'm just glad this wasn't an older set.