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LBPete
10-27-2015, 12:25 PM
You have probably heard this story before. Dad had a TV repair buisness back in the day. Mom passed on recently and the house was sold. Kids are cleaning out the garage and don't want any of dad's old gear. So I saved a bunch of old gear from the dumpster. Most of it probably wasn't worth saving but there might be a few gems in here.

- Pete

LBPete
10-27-2015, 12:32 PM
I have no use for most of this stuff. There are a couple old RF signal generators that I might play around with but the rest of the test equipment is up for grabs, probably free if you come and take it away.

I was told the radio was from a B-24. I'm keeping that. The TV looking thing I was told is a picture tube dummy. It has RCA on the handle but I don't see any other markings. Anyone know what it is?

- Pete

MIPS
10-27-2015, 12:39 PM
HEEEEY. I know that knob arrangement on the signal generator in the back of that pic. Is that a Precision E-200-C?

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a166/ballsandy/computer%20room/CGS_0294.jpg

Findm-Keepm
10-27-2015, 12:45 PM
You have probably heard this story before. Dad had a TV repair buisness back in the day. Mom passed on recently and the house was sold. Kids are cleaning out the garage and don't want any of dad's old gear. So I saved a bunch of old gear from the dumpster. Most of it probably wasn't worth saving but there might be a few gems in here.

- Pete

Wow, a minivan in a dumpster - good find! :D

Those Sprague cabinets - any caps inside? Interested to see..

Also, a Mark III RCA jig, I believe - nice, and useable with any RCA chassis to CTC76 at least - that was the last chassis we used with ours.

Dubis7
10-27-2015, 01:24 PM
Man, and I could really use some of that test equipment you've got. Too bad it'd take a week to get to ya.

Electronic M
10-27-2015, 01:55 PM
That RCA CRT test jig is nice.....Not many had a built in dynamic convergence system like that. Most of that stuff at that distance and size would be unaffordable to me right now.....But if you have any Magnavox 2 button TV remotes I might be interested.

LBPete
10-27-2015, 02:16 PM
HEEEEY. I know that knob arrangement on the signal generator in the back of that pic. Is that a Precision E-200-C?

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a166/ballsandy/computer%20room/CGS_0294.jpg

Yes it is. That's one of the pieces I'll probably hold on to. I'd like to have something to do FM tuner alignments. Is it any good, worth fixing?

- Pete

LBPete
10-27-2015, 02:20 PM
That RCA CRT test jig is nice.....Not many had a built in dynamic convergence system like that. Most of that stuff at that distance and size would be unaffordable to me right now.....But if you have any Magnavox 2 button TV remotes I might be interested.

I assume you mean the TV looking thing. The screen looks like the lining is kind of mottled like it's deteriorating. Is there any way to check it without having a TV chassis to connect it to?

There were some RCA remotes. Are they worth anything?

- Pete

Electronic M
10-27-2015, 03:07 PM
I assume you mean the TV looking thing. The screen looks like the lining is kind of mottled like it's deteriorating. Is there any way to check it without having a TV chassis to connect it to?

There were some RCA remotes. Are they worth anything?

- Pete

That screen issue we call a cataract....It is fixable, and has no bearing on whether the tube works or not. You would need a CRT tester to check it....You can do a heater continuity test, but honestly it's probably fine.

Those remotes are worth 5-10$ to the right person.

snelson903
10-27-2015, 05:13 PM
good save ,,,awesome to save the hall from the land fill.

LBPete
10-27-2015, 07:23 PM
The two sons were there and what I didn't take went directly into a dumpster in front of the house or went home with them.

- Pete

dieseljeep
10-27-2015, 07:55 PM
That RCA CRT test jig is nice.....Not many had a built in dynamic convergence system like that. Most of that stuff at that distance and size would be unaffordable to me right now.....But if you have any Magnavox 2 button TV remotes I might be interested.

The CRT test jig is the same one we discussed a few weeks ago.
I'm going to bring along to the swap meet, the second sunday of November.
It includes most of the cables and adaptors. Expect to see you there!

dieseljeep
10-27-2015, 08:12 PM
I have no use for most of this stuff. There are a couple old RF signal generators that I might play around with but the rest of the test equipment is up for grabs, probably free if you come and take it away.

I was told the radio was from a B-24. I'm keeping that. The TV looking thing I was told is a picture tube dummy. It has RCA on the handle but I don't see any other markings. Anyone know what it is?

- Pete

The receiver is a BC348. They made several different variations of that model. The last of the series is a BC348Q, made by Wells-Gardner. Everone seemed to like that one a little better. The earlier models were made by RCA, Belmont and Stromberg-Carlson, plus a few others.
The latest models used single ended tubes, 6SK7, 6SA7 ETC, where the earlier models used the grid-cap metals, 6K7, ETC and a few UX types, 6B7 and 41 and a mess of oil type capacitors. :scratch2:

LBPete
10-28-2015, 12:08 PM
There's a lot of information on the internet on that receiver. It's built like a tank and almost as heavy as one.

- Pete

Electronic M
10-28-2015, 12:33 PM
The CRT test jig is the same one we discussed a few weeks ago.
I'm going to bring along to the swap meet, the second sunday of November.
It includes most of the cables and adaptors. Expect to see you there!

Looking forward to it.

dieseljeep
10-28-2015, 12:47 PM
There's a lot of information on the internet on that receiver. It's built like a tank and almost as heavy as one.

- Pete

Those models are all aluminum, for aircraft use.
The real heavy dogs are the BC312 and the BC342, plus a few other choice models.

pendulum
11-22-2015, 11:37 AM
I could really use one of those tv test jigs, would save me the trouble of putting in my ctc 36 chassis everytime I try to fix it. To bad you are so far away, shipping would probably be high