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mrflex65
08-25-2012, 09:41 AM
Well,to me any way. Looks like the CRT has been necked though.:scratch2: Could be a nice project for somebody local? http://raleigh.craigslist.org/zip/3228376725.html

dieseljeep
08-25-2012, 10:28 AM
Ouch! a 16G or AP4. :tears:
Look at all the cigarette tar on the glass. Little wonder. Set is from the cigarette capital of the world. :yes:

7"estatdef
08-25-2012, 03:25 PM
Looks like a 1950 RCA set with a KCS 47 chassis.
Terry

Sandy G
08-25-2012, 05:03 PM
Too bad. Woulda been a nice resto job for somebody.

snelson903
08-25-2012, 06:16 PM
looks like the neck is broken, and there was something burning inside it, iv seen that swurl smoke pattern before on things .

compucat
08-25-2012, 07:56 PM
That is a beautiful set and a nice screen size. Someone should restore that even though it needs a picture tube. RCA sets of that era are very high quality.

kvflyer
08-25-2012, 08:54 PM
That is a beautiful set and a nice screen size. Someone should restore that even though it needs a picture tube. RCA sets of that era are very high quality.

Calling Bill Cahill, Bill Cahill! Front and Center!

dieseljeep
08-26-2012, 09:59 AM
That is a beautiful set and a nice screen size. Someone should restore that even though it needs a picture tube. RCA sets of that era are very high quality.

That KCS47 wasn't one of RCA's better efforts. The sets before it and after were a lot better.
The weak spot in all early RCA's was that lousy metal CRT. :sigh:

mrflex65
08-26-2012, 12:28 PM
Posting has been deleted. Hopefully it found a good home and not dragged to the local dump....:scratch2:

compucat
08-26-2012, 01:01 PM
That KCS47 wasn't one of RCA's better efforts. The sets before it and after were a lot better.
The weak spot in all early RCA's was that lousy metal CRT. :sigh:

I avoid any sets with metal cone CRTs. When I bought my 1952 RCA Kendall console which is still awaiting restoration, I made very sure that the 17" tube was a glass one. If I ever get to restoring it that set will become a daily driver.

Tubejunke
08-30-2012, 03:00 AM
I have a pretty nice 1947 8T-243 tabletop with a good 10BP4 if any RCA fans are interested. A few years ago I had audio and a crisp raster with the horizontal freq. way off. I had to jump in power supply electrolytics in order to keep from flaming rectifier tubes. I ended up restoring a 1950 ish TC-127 and lost interest in the 243. Guess I am an oddball because frankly I think 50s sets are much better looking and interesting than 40s jobs.