Zenith Roundie Progress Update

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As you all know I'm restoring my 1965 25MC33 Zenith TV. I thought I'd chronicle the restoration progress here for those interested. As of today, 18-May-2007 the set is in a state of disassembly. Scotty at Hawkeye called me to tell me that he is almost finished rebuilding my picture tube and that the process is going well. I should have the tube back sometime next week.

The cabinet is still at the refinisher's so no progress there yet.

I have repaired the broken tube cap since I could not find a replacement. I found an adhesive that is like J.B. Weld for plastic and fixed the cracks. I am going to repaint the tube cap so the repairs are not so obvious.

I have cleaned the bezels for the CRT and control panel. The paint is somewhat worn but I am just going to leave it as is. I fixed the magnetic closure on the control door so it no longer flops open.

I have got most of the vintage crud off of the chassis and cleaned the front panel controls. I have replaced all the power tubes in the horizontal and HV section. I still have to clean both tuners, the yoke, the convergence panel and the automatic degauser. I still have some capacitors to replace in the power supply. I have to replace the flat lead wires from the antenna connections as well as many other little things. I have to repair a small crack in the volume knob. This set appears to have suffered from years of neglect.

I'll post some pics as she comes together.