taking the plunge, or atleast trying

[stereorob]

seeing this site and how neat old tvs are, i posted an ad on my local craigs for old tvs. -yes its you guys fault. this should be intresting to see what pops up! as soon as i get a few hits ill scoop up whatevers offered to me, post some pics of it here, and try to restore it. -i love my vintage audio stuff and this is a first for the infamous stereorob. wish me luck!!

[Sandy G]

May God have Mercy on your Soul...(grin)

[Komet]

In a year you will have:
-over 100 sets
-driven at least 2000 miles
-spent $ 3000
-divorced

[Sandy G]

Originally Posted by Komet

In a year you will have:
-over 100 sets
-driven at least 2000 miles
-spent $ 3000
-divorced

Uhh, yeah, that would be about right...(grin)

[vts1134]

Good luck to you sir. I took the plunge not nine months ago and haven't looked back since. It's too bad you're not closer to me as I could give you a start with a set or two.

[Sandy G]

Yass, Me Olde Sonne, more than ONE person has left the Casa De' Sandy w/some FREE Boodle 'n' Swag...Especially if I'm in a Not Bad mood...

[stereorob]

haha, cool beans, im about to check my yahoo inbox, wish me luck!!

[stereorob]

bummer. nothing yet. oh well, the post is young..

[stereorob]

Originally Posted by Komet

In a year you will have:
-over 100 sets
-driven at least 2000 miles
-spent $ 3000
-divorced

yeah, given who i am, and my nature of doing things (track record at AK)
when i go on a aquisition hunt, its no holds barred, im absolutly relentless. and i dont stop untill something really terrible happens haha
but i dont see my wife leaving me now, hell she put up with the notorius "shock-and-awe!" saga

[stereorob]

found these, local to me, both beautiful but WAY outta my price range..

http://miami.craigslist.org/pbc/atq/2716268716.html

this is NOT a tv from the 1940s.

http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/ele/2738759481.html

[fujifrontier]

I've started posting about my sets on facebook and have gotten a few snide comments about me being a hoarder... I think I'm just going to keep them to myself from now on

[Eric H]

Originally Posted by stereorob

found these, local to me, both beautiful but WAY outta my price range..

http://miami.craigslist.org/pbc/atq/2716268716.html

this is NOT a tv from the 1940s.

http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/ele/2738759481.html

Those are out of everyones price range!
Seriously, $500 for a common Philco Combo? I don't care how nice it is Philco's are one of the most common sets out there.
BTW it's a 12" set not a 10" like the one he posted, I busted one up for parts a couple weeks ago, too far gone to fix.

[mstaton]

You should be able to get most any set from free to $150 for a nice one. maybe start with a simple B&W set. RCA or zenith or philco(not a pridicta). Probably need to start collecting test equipment.LOL A CRT tester is a must!. They are cheap on eBay. Sencore or B&K are among the best. You will need tube tester if you don't already have one and of course a VOM and lots of patience.

[Sandy G]

Yeah, an early '50s or so would be a good one to start on...And if you mess it up, its not like you woofed a CT-100 or something. By the Fifties, TVs were pretty well understood, & the mfgers had a reasonably reliabe product.

[Einar72]

That Maggie on CL was not from the '40's (but we knew that). Find a mid-50's set and read up on CRT and HV safety before you open it up... We'd like to hear from you again!