ETF Convention photos

[Eric H]

Thank you for the great pictures Dave! Wish I could've been there.

[rca2000]

One of the RCA pre-war sets, (a tt-5 or something similar, ) was running, as were some of the other pre-war sets. suddenly, the raster disappeared. It was shut off quickly, but not fast enough. smoke started to come out of it. the power transformer was VERY hot. (high voltage winding?). So, the sets are on mainly when there are people watching them, and KEEPING AN EYE ON THEM to prevent this kind of thing from happening!

[Charlie]

Those photos are amazing! Thank you for sharing them!

One of these days, we should contact The History Channel and put together a program for the history of TV. Especially considering how much TV has changed in the past few years.

[Chad Hauris]

If you go to the musuem they will turn on any sets you want to see...I think they are usually kept off to conserve their life till someone wants to see them work.

[Sandy G]

Awww, man !! It must have been GREAT being there !! Next year....-Sandy G.

Originally posted by Dave A
Chuck Azalina stands with his Philco 15" color engineering prototype. You may have seen his previous postings on the travails of restoring this set. It stayed behind at the museum for display. This set was based on a previous Philco B&W set and modified for color. Chuck had no references for the circuit and had to draw the circuit on his computer by tracing every wire and component. It appears to be an all Philco design with no RCA circuits involved. The CRT is a Sylvania badged prototype and is in good condition.

OMG and the perfect movie too! Wizard Of Oz!

Awesome pics!

[Steve D.]

Thanks Dave,

The photos are spectactular. I'm still comming down off the vintage tv high I experienced at the convention.

[Unimatic1140]

Wow, those photos are fantastic! Looks like I might have to make a trip to the convention next year. I really like the cardboard RCA poster/arrow.

[Dave S]

Dave, your photos are outstanding. My camera was on the fritz and all my snapshots came out looking like early color TV after the owners had "adjusted" the picture! Thanks for making yours available.