16" RCAs part deux
Hey drh4683,
Here's a pic of my '64 model AF020J ("The Funster" according to the RCA literature). Not as pretty as some of yours...gray front with dark gray handle and that strange greenish gray back. The CRT is a little dim, but the focus is still excellent. This TV still has all the original components including filter caps (which are a little weak--there's a little hum in the horiz. sync giving it a case of "the bends", which I was able to almost eliminate with a new 6GH8). I like to keep 'em as original as possible, so I haven't replaced anything other than tubes. It's amazing how these bounce back. When I got this one, the picture was so dim and blurry I figured the CRT was shot, but after a month it's pretty good.
I've had a couple of the '67 models before. They must have come in all sorts of colors. I've seen black and white as well as a brick red and white.
The one I'm searching for in my Holy Grail is the 6AB20MU, which apparently came out late in the '64 model year. This is the one the neighbor kid had. It has a white front, greenish-gray back, chrome knobs, the control panel is painted beige, and there are no chrome trim plates around the knobs as there are in the deluxe version. Have you ever seen one of those?
Regards,
Doug E.
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