Zenith Mod 7500WU-6 "Chancellor"

[hi_volt]

I'm picking up a roundie combo unit tomorrow morning.

This is a high end unit from 1965 with two remotes, solid state amp and 8 speakers. It has the Italian Provincial cabinet.

Pix to follow once it's home.........

[Electronic M]

Cool! Once you get it please share with us what functions the two remotes can control....Inquisitive minds wish to know.

From what I've read Zenith combos tend to switch the speakers over to the TV chassis internal audio amp instead of using the stereo amp of the audio system. I've also heard that some folks rewire the speakers to stay connected to the audio amp in TV mode and feed the audio out of the DVD player(or whatever signal source you use) in to the audio section of the console for a clearer genuine stereo sound when using the TV. Thought you might find that interesting...

Good luck with your new acquisition!

PS: If it has one of those white finishes you should nick name it 'Chancellor Plapatine'. LOL.

[magnasonic66]

Can't wait to see pictures of that, no wonder you're excited! Have a safe trip.

[Charlie]

Didn't know they had models with two remotes... that must have been a really expensive model in its day!

[hi_volt]

Got it home a couple of hours ago. The seller was kind enough to transport it from Phoenix to Tucson for gas money (Thanks Rob!!). The thing must weigh 400 pounds. It took four of us to load it onto and off of the bed of the pickup truck. The cabinet is oiled oak. The top of the cabinet needs some work, but is quite repairable. The sides and front are pretty good except for a small chunk of wood missing just under the CRT. Checked the CRT, and the date code is 6340, so it's the original Zenith tube. Lots of RCA type cataracts. I originally thought it might be a replacement tube, as the Zeniths typically cataract with a yellow halo. Good emissions on all three guns and good life test. Must have been a "low-hours" set to have good emissions after 49 years.

[hi_volt]

More Pix

[Sandy G]

Dah-Yum....Tony Soprano & co. could hide a BUNCH of "Whack Jobs" in that one... That must have been the TOTL, or very close to it, set back then...

[mstaton]

Looks nice! I heard(on VK) that Zenith bought CRT's from RCA(relabeled Zenith) early on until they produced their own. That would explain the RCA type cataract. Someone else will confirm or deny this info but I did get that info here. That makes my maggie combo look tiny! Too bad about the other set though, that would of been interesting also and somewhat more rare. Make sure and recap that amplifier before power up. those germanium transistors are getting hard to find in matched pairs.

[hi_volt]

Probably a good thing I didn't get the other set, too......I'm starting to run out of room.......

[zenithfan1]

The remote on the right is very rare, it's the first version of SC 400 for color tv. If you look, the buttons swing in the opposite direction of the later version. The pawl or hinge is what breaks on these, if I were you I'd clean it up for display and use the other one that's for a B/W set but it's the same thing, just not labeled color tv nor does it have the pawls that break easily. Those remotes almost never show up. Most SC 400 sets I've seen use a replacement remote for a SC 600. You got really lucky on this set, looks like it was well cared for. The set looks more like a '64 to me judging by the bezel shape and lack of UHF. The later bezels were more square in the corners. I can't wait to see it up and running.

[mstaton]

Originally Posted by hi_volt

Probably a good thing I didn't get the other set, too......I'm starting to run out of room.......

I think We all are!

[DaveWM]

wow, TOTL for sure, never seen a zenith with horns, the good stereo/TT as well, that thing will rock the house.

[old_tv_nut]

Now I really feel bad that the Z roundie I have is still just sitting in the living room - this made me go look - it has horns too!

I am getting replacement windows (hopefully next week), so everything is pushed to the other side of the room, not enough space to remove the chassis and do the CRT swap. Man, now I'm itching to get started again.

[Jeffhs]

If HiVolt's set does not have UHF (I deduced this from the lack of UHF antenna terminals on the back of the TV), I am surprised the model number ends with the letter U. That suffix is usually a dead giveaway that a vintage TV has UHF, or in the case of Zenith, a VHF tuner with provisions for optional UHF strips. The latter are installed in unused VHF channel positions, so, depending on how many VHF stations are in your area, you could have as many as nine UHF strips in the tuner (based on three VHF stations; some cities had more, some fewer, when this set was new; if you lived in the New York or Los Angeles areas, for example, your tuner would have five unused channels).

BTW, I too am looking forward to seeing pictures of HV's set in operation. For years (until I moved to a small apartment 12 years ago) I was a collector of old TVs, many of them Zenith, and still have to this day a very strong liking for that brand, although of course Zenith no longer exists today except as a marketing symbol on flat screens made by LG.

[hi_volt]

I will probably be a while before I can do an electrical restoration on this one. I'm still trying to finish up my 1948 RCA projection set and am getting a little backed-up with other restoration projects. Recently my eyes have been bigger than my free-time allows . For now, I'll concentrate on getting it cleaned up and maybe do a little cabinet repair so that I can bring it in the house and put it in my radio/TV room.