Zenith 40bc50 mystery set

[zeno]

Interesting change in the manual. I only remember supliments,
not replacements. It would also be interesting to see if there
was more than one line folder that year & if the "big book"
ever had pages on the sets published. Or if the sets were in the
specs & features charts.
Probably never know unless we can find an engineer that was in
the color TV dept & still alive. If there is one out there it must be
in the Chicago area..........

73 Zeno

[drh4683]

Originally Posted by zeno

If there is one out there it must be
in the Chicago area..........

73 Zeno

I can only hope!

[rca2000]

I MAY have some news on this subject....

A guy I know though the Dayton Hamfest, named Bill wade--who helped to write the "Zenith story " book, may know someone who is/was a top Zenith engineer==who just MAY hold some definitive answers to this mystery we all have. He will speak this this man soon, and may give him my phone #, so I can ask him about the 40BC50 set. ANY pertinent info I get--will be passed on here.

[rca2000]

I have some news....

I have been told that the 40BC50 set was only released as a test mule---released only to employees and such. evidently--It had way too many bugs in it, for them to do a full release. After some changes--it became the 25CC55, and was given a full release. Zenith was too concerned with high quality--to release a set that was not extremely reliable-and evidently the 40BC50 set was not.

This is from a former zenith engineer.....