'86 zenith

[zenith2134]

I got this set today. It's a 19" with the 9-470 singleboard chassis. It's way too new and uninteresting for me to normally bother with, but I had to save it since it is like new. The power cord was still factory-wrapped and it had its user manual. Great pic on it after a focus adjustment and tuner cleaning. These make great daily watchers, and they're built in USA (Missouri)

[Jon A.]

Sounds like a worthwhile save, and at least it looks like something older. Also, it won't take over a room.

I have to wonder though if the chassis is Mexican-built and only final assembly was done at the Springfield, Missouri plant.

[zenith2134]

I thought the same thing, but the chassis was Springfield as well. I have an 88 13" though, and by then it was Mexico made

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[dishdude]

That looks pristine.

[zeno]

Good basic set. The only things we didnt like about them
were they had cheap looking knobs starting with 9-181 board
custom series & the boards were not marked on the bottom.
Other than that they ran forever. Hard to believe its been 30 yrs
since I sold these. Sets were so reliable by then I dont remember
them like the 60's & 70's TV's. Nothing much to remember,
sell it & if you were lucky you may see it in 10 or 15 yrs for
a minor repair. That killed us.......

BTW this is another griplet set. Just the secondary control
board has them & of course they went int. A snap to fix but
I cant remember if they were griplets or stakes.

73 Zeno

[zenith2134]

Oh this one does have the griplet problem? I didn't examine the boards in much detail. One thing which I notice now, unfortunately is that it has a slight purity issue. The top corners have poor purity only visible on a white raster (not on a red one oddly). I tried a degauassing wand to no avail. However, it is barely noticeable during normal viewing, and convergence is solid all around on a crosshatch pattern

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[zenith2134]

I'm going to just pitch this one to the curb since I cannot tolerate any misregistration of a crt's color. I doubt that a re-setting up of the neck components will help this one but it's a last ditch attempt.

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[Dreamsbeard]

Originally Posted by zenith2134

I'm going to just pitch this one to the curb since I cannot tolerate any misregistration of a crt's color. I doubt that a re-setting up of the neck components will help this one but it's a last ditch attempt.

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Have you tried the purity rings first? I'd hate to see this set trashed because of this!

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by zeno

Good basic set. The only things we didnt like about them
were they had cheap looking knobs starting with 9-181 board
custom series & the boards were not marked on the bottom.
Other than that they ran forever. Hard to believe its been 30 yrs
since I sold these. Sets were so reliable by then I dont remember
them like the 60's & 70's TV's. Nothing much to remember,
sell it & if you were lucky you may see it in 10 or 15 yrs for
a minor repair. That killed us.......

BTW this is another griplet set. Just the secondary control
board has them & of course they went int. A snap to fix but
I cant remember if they were griplets or stakes.

73 Zeno

I bought one for $219 at American TV. They were one of the first big-box stores in south east Wisconsin. The Zenith dealers would complain that they were selling Zenith products for less than the smaller dealers could buy them from the distributor.

[zenith2134]

Here's the best I could get it AFTER playing with yoke position and purity rings. It's really not all that bad while watchin a movie, but I can't use a crt with bad setup..it just bothers me.

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[zenith2134]

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[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by zenith2134

Here's the best I could get it AFTER playing with yoke position and purity rings. It's really not all that bad while watchin a movie, but I can't use a crt with bad setup..it just bothers me.

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I almost feel the same way as you do.
Right now, I'm dealing with three sets that have a gray-scale issue. Not real bad, but while watching all the B/W programs on OTA digital channels, it's obvious that the picture leans too far toward one primary color.
Give the Zenith to the thrift or where ever it came from.

[Jon A.]

The purity problem might be the reason this set apparently wasn't used. Were some CRTs just defective this way?

[zenith2134]

I tried demagnetising the mounting ears on the tube, and the cabinet trim which has a thin metal strip. Longshot. I'm watching it now and it makes such a great pic its just a shame that its marred in an annoying way. I pulled the magnet assembly and redid convergence and purity and was back at point A...

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[zeno]

First off dont drive the brite & contrast hard. It can throw
things off. Especially while doing the CRT set up !
You can try some correction magnets. They are taped or
glued to the bell near the corners. You put up a pure
green only raster as best you can. You put it on the
bad area & move it in & out also turn it to get the best
correction. When you are happy tape it down.
Dont try it with a B&W raster, you will go nuts ! I
dont remember the style Zenith used but look inside to see
if any fell off.

73 Zeno