Yes the 4B was the first. It is well covered in the paper / cassette
service set that comes up on Ebay often. Last hybrid was the F4001
IIRC. Stripped with a pukey color cabinet. Just getting rid of
old parts I would guess.
They came in a lot of major varieties such as series or par
filament & many differences in the HV & HV reg. No two seemed
the same. I did one FBT job & it was a huge kit with tripler & even
a chunk of steal chassis !
In the late 70's Zenith was putting out rebuilt Chromacolor CRT's
for the 19" for $50 no dud. We rebuilt them & sold them from
$200-$275 depending on model. Guaranty was 90 days P&L
2 Yrs CRT & CRT labor, better than most brand new sets. We did
a few a week for quite a while & they sold well. Had to fix a
few but never a bad new CRT. Oh the memories.......
73 Zeno
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Originally Posted by DavGoodlin
I got one just like that from my neighbor, in 2009 after the DT transition. Since 1978, it was NOT repaired, and lived at a hunting cabin upstate and stayed on 12-WBNG, the only channel receivable. All it needed was vertical height adjusted!
I gave them a Magnavox 19" BPC with converter box and new HB antenna and mast amp in exchange.
Yes, they still get only one channel there. It just takes a much better antenna to do it.
When I saw these and the CCII hit the curb during college in the 80's, I always picked them up. The CRTs were always good or easily awoken. I sold them for $100-125.
I think the first one in 1971 was a chassis 4B25C19 and the last was a 19DC22, before CCII in 1974. Thanks for the build info Doug!
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