i got a good deal on a sylvania ck 3000 crt test jig made in 1976 ,it came with all the adapters , everything except any paper work like a manual ,i was hoping someone here has the same jig or knows were i can download it . thanks

Is there a particular set you're trying to adapt the jig to? I don't have an instruction manual for mine either but I can help you configure your CK3000 for any color roundy.

yes we could start with that one , i have a few roundy's i would like to do first mid 60's zenith , and two 68-69 magnavox . thanks

Pretty much all you need to know for hooking up roundys is in this thread. If there's anything more specifically you need just let me know.

http://videokarma.org/showthread.php?t=268644&highlight=CK3000

thank you Kevin for your help ,that was going to be my next option ,reverse engineer it, but it sure would be nice to have the setup chart so i could use it on any chassis without tearing into every time . that seems to be the norm though with manuals and the paperwork with test equipment from estate sells, they don't take the time to search for anything that might go with an idem there just quick to sell it, everything else hits a dumpster . thanks again

Here's a couple more links to posts that may have been where I gleaned my previous information. It sure would be appreciated if someone could scan and their tube era setup guide, possibly post that information on the ETF website. Actually I'd be very surprised if that info isn't lurking some place in the ETF archives.

http://mail.videokarma.org/showpost.php?p=419396&postcount=4

http://mail.videokarma.org/showpost.php?p=1897406&postcount=11

this info really helps alot , now the little tags the previous owner attached to the adapters make sense now. thank you for help ,can't wait to try it out .

Here's an interesting couple pages from my 90-91 Supplementary setup manual.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4469/37677428501_712875efc3_b.jpg

https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4506/37677428831_a6c832d8fd_b.jpg

it is very interesting ,now my printer out of ink . lol I wonder if that company custom components made everything for gte sylvania except the crt and plastic tv housing ,maybe thats why can't find any manual from gte sylvania ,custom components made up the manuals and setup chart.

A google search indicates that Custom Components Corp is still in business, so now I wonder if they could possibly have any older setup manuals in their archives.:scratch2:

i checked them to after i wrote back earlier ,i didn't get a chance to look for a contact email or business number . being that they still made a update in the 90's maybe they kept all the info and we can reorder the charts and manuals, plus any new updates would have been made .

If they ever finish rebuilding my house from the fire so I can set up my shop again, I have the manuals and can scan them. Right now they are packed away somdwhere I hope.

cool, that will work too keep us in mind . thanks

Well after more research the outfit google found seems to be into making store fixtures and office furniture. So probably no connection to the place that made these TV test jigs.

yeah i kinda see a few other companies with that name , from special made pipe fittings to steel fabricating, just about anything you need made , its like the Acme company on bugs bunny and roadrunner show . lol

According to their 1990/91 supplementary setup manual, Custom Components Corp was located at W224 S8445 Industrial Drive, Big Bend, WI.

There's no sign of them there now. I suppose the demand for CRT test jigs about disappeared overnight.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/W224S8445+Industrial+Dr,+Big+Bend,+WI+53103/@42.8921548,-88.1983272,17z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x8805a0f9ea99ddc9:0x9e7e328e e8c560b3!2sW224S8445+Industrial+Dr,+Big+Bend,+WI+5 3103!3b1!8m2!3d42.8923219!4d-88.1985431!3m4!1s0x8805a0f9ea99ddc9:0x9e7e328ee8c5 60b3!8m2!3d42.8923219!4d-88.1985431

yeah they probably lost orders because of all the chinese tv set flooding the market all through the 90's ,people would throw away their tv and just by another one instead of fixing them . i like Bill R plan when get his house finished ,probably wouldn't hurt to look for anymore updates though .

.... I suppose the demand for CRT test jigs about disappeared overnight...



It's quite simple - most console chassis from 1974-on were modular, and the need to pull the chassis was diminished. Same reason no adapters were made for the Setchell Carlson modular color tube sets.

We ran two jigs - one was an RCA 14" or 15" portable for verifying bad CRTs in home (so the customer could see the chassis was fine), and one for tube sets in the shop. It left in the mid-80s, in favor of a VCR bench setup. Probably 200+ chassis across the jig from 77 to the mid-80s, and only one couldn't be fully adapted - a Sears-Warwick hybrid color set. We went back for the cabinet and had to fix it whole. With only 960 square feet of floor space (most of it for selling sets....), we preferred the chassis pull over the whole set.

Eventually Sams started posting the jig setup in the photofact sets.

yeah i heard that lately , i was going to dig out some sams printed in the late 70's and see if they are on there .i didn't think the guy who told me knew what he was talking about ,gave it some thought maybe it possible ,it be handy if the manufacturer did do that.

To run roundies you just need the CRT adaptor & 4 spade lugged
yoke wires.
We never bought convergance cables, you dont need them.
BUT some sets put the vert out cathode cap & resistor on the
conv board. Just sub in what you need. Otherwise the bottom is
pulled way up.
I did almost all the jig work from abt 1974 til the end, 2 or 3 a day
on the Syl jig.

73 Zeno:smoke:
LFOD !

hello bill r , thought i would check back with you ,hope they have finished your house by now , im still interested in a copy of the manual for test jig ck 3000 , i would gladly give you few bucks for efforts in making me a copy of the manual / set up chart . thanks

I will look for them. They should be dried out by now. Any specific chassis you are looking for?

i have i believe all of the adaptors made for it ,i would like to have the complete manual for it ,or what came with it when it was new . i always like to have all the info on test equipment if its possible just in case something strange comes up ,i seen on one seller on ebay he had alot of adapters, and 3 binders of what was the manual but no crt jig ,and wanted 550.00 for it crazy. i don't expect it for free ,let me know what you find .thanks

send me an email. I have the CK3000 and a 1979 setup guide scaned as pdf files. They are to large to attach here. OR if there is a place here to put larger pdf files I will post them there.

Bill, I would very much appreciate getting those scans if possible. I'll pm you my email. Thanks

Bill, I would very much appreciate getting those scans if possible. I'll pm you my email. Thanks

No problem.

I sent the scans to Steve at the ETF. They will eventually be posted there.

The scans are now on the ETF site under early color television / technical information. Just scroll down to Sylvania.
Hope this helps everyone.

Thank you Bill for sharing this information with everyone. Very much appreciated. :thmbsp: