1970s Zenith Console - Troubleshooting

[init4fun]

Originally Posted by ThePlague

Does anyone have any tips/tricks/gotchas when doing this kind of work?

Just one.

Take lots & lots of pics of everything before, and during taking it apart.

[zeno]

Model for driver is Excelite LL-8-M- 1/4
Overall 21" long. Its needed for 19" Zenith hybrids. CRT screws & tuner screws very hard without it.
I have two of them. Cant make up my mind weather to leave each son
one or get buried with one & let them fight over the other !
They are on E-bay sometimes.

Zeno
LFOD !

[ThePlague]

Originally Posted by init4fun

Just one.

Take lots & lots of pics of everything before, and during taking it apart.

Most certainly!!

Originally Posted by zeno

Model for driver is Excelite LL-8-M- 1/4
Overall 21" long. Its needed for 19" Zenith hybrids. CRT screws & tuner screws very hard without it.
I have two of them. Cant make up my mind weather to leave each son
one or get buried with one & let them fight over the other !
They are on E-bay sometimes.

Zeno
LFOD !

Thank you for the tip about the box, sure that will come in handy! I was able to snag a 21" LL-8-M 1/4 on today, its going to save my bacon.

While I was looking around, I figured I should probably get some proper tools. I picked up an B&K HV-40 probe as well.

I am currently looking at NTSC Pattern Generators and I was wondering if you had any recommendations? I am between the B&K 1246 and the Leader LCG-396. I am leaning towards the Leader for the color bar ability, but thought I would ask around before committing.

[zeno]

Look at the Sencore VA48 & VA62 also. We ran them with good
luck. They will do almost everything. Be sure it has BOTH manuals !

Zeno

[ThePlague]

Picked up a VA62 in good working order. Hopefully it survives the post. No manuals, but thankfully all manuals and schematics can be found freely online.