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Old 07-13-2002, 01:23 AM
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60s Color TV Help

I recently saved a Zenith 60s color tv from the smasher and I replaced a 3.58 oscillator tube and the set gets color but it is all off. Ive been screwing around and adjusting in service mode but the colors are still dull and off. Where do I start adjusting it? Also, is there a way to boost the signal quality, this set was made w/o AGC for some reason.
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Old 12-08-2002, 10:36 AM
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the agc may be hidden under the door along the bottom of the screen.
but a picture is worth a thousand words so if you can take pictures by all means post them here.
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Old 03-23-2005, 07:22 PM
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the agc on a lot of the old zenith were inside another control such as vert hold some of the front panel controls are double shafted, meaning there is a control within a control
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Nice find! Glad you saved it! Thats a 20Y1C48 chassis 1968 model, AGC should be on the back of the chassis. Did you check all the tubes in the set? check out all the tubes, you will be surprised how many will be bad. Typical bad tubes in a zenith of that type:

6HA5, 6GJ7, 6KT8, 6Z10.

The replacement of the 6HA5 rf amp and 6GJ7 mix/osc Should clear up your weak signal problem. A weak 6HA5 will result in snowy picture. When ever I first work on a zenith set, those tubes are always shot, either weak or shorted. Some tests will reveal good emission, but if you lower your tube tester filiment voltage down a click, the needle will fall. Known as a "life test" and I find that critical in TV work. If the needle stays, the tube is fine. A tester that can read for grid leakage, or grid emission is very important too.
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